Relationship between remaining teeth and self-rated chewing ability among population aged 45 years or older in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
The purposes of this study were to (1) examine the relationship between the number of various types of healthy remaining natural teeth at different sites and self-rated chewing ability and (2) evaluate the relationship between the number of functional tooth units (FTUs), comprising functional natura...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2011-10-01
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Series: | Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X11001276 |