Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics 58 (2014) 446–453
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Investigating tooth loss and associated factors among older Taiwanese adults Tze-Fang Wang a,*, Ying-Yu Chen b, Yiing-Mei Liou a, Chyuan Chou c a
School of Nursing, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan Food and Drug Administration Section, Public Health Bureau, Taoyuan County Government, Taiwan c School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, DDS, Dr.PH, USA b
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Article history: Received 19 March 2013 Received in revised form 3 January 2014 Accepted 4 January 2014 Available online 14 January 2014
The aim of this study was to evaluate factors associated with tooth loss in older Taiwanese adults with different numbers of remaining teeth. This study evaluated oral health status and tooth loss among 2286 adults aged over 65. Subjects were classified according to number of teeth (Group 1
Contents lists available at ScienceDirect
Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/archger
Investigating tooth loss and associated factors among older Taiwanese adults Tze-Fang Wang a,*, Ying-Yu Chen b, Yiing-Mei Liou a, Chyuan Chou c a
School of Nursing, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan Food and Drug Administration Section, Public Health Bureau, Taoyuan County Government, Taiwan c School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, DDS, Dr.PH, USA b
A R T I C L E I N F O
A B S T R A C T
Article history: Received 19 March 2013 Received in revised form 3 January 2014 Accepted 4 January 2014 Available online 14 January 2014
The aim of this study was to evaluate factors associated with tooth loss in older Taiwanese adults with different numbers of remaining teeth. This study evaluated oral health status and tooth loss among 2286 adults aged over 65. Subjects were classified according to number of teeth (Group 1
