Open AccessInterrelationship between dental health status and nutritional status among elderly subjects in India
Author(s) -
Aakriti Gupta,
Ritika Khandelwal,
Umesh Kapil
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_353_18
Subject(s) - medicine , edentulism , dentures , malnutrition , underweight , anthropometry , environmental health , population , checklist , cross sectional study , body mass index , gerontology , tooth loss , dentistry , oral health , overweight , psychology , pathology , cognitive psychology
Poor dental health status has been suggested to negatively impact the food selection, ultimately leading to malnutrition.