Posterior Teeth Occlusion Associated with Cognitive Function in Nursing Home Older Residents: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study

Kenji Takeuchi; Maya Izumi; Michiko Furuta; Toru Takeshita; Yukie Shibata; Shinya Kageyama; Seijun Ganaha; Yoshihisa Yamashita

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0141737

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Posterior Teeth Occlusion Associated with Cognitive Function in Nursing Home Older Residents: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study

Kenji Takeuchi,

Affiliation Section of Preventive and Public Health Dentistry, Division of Oral Health, Growth and Development, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan
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Maya Izumi,

Affiliation Section of Preventive and Public Health Dentistry, Division of Oral Health, Growth and Development, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan
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Michiko Furuta,

Affiliation Section of Preventive and Public Health Dentistry, Division of Oral Health, Growth and Development, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan
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Toru Takeshita,

Affiliation Section of Preventive and Public Health Dentistry, Division of Oral Health, Growth and Development, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan
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Yukie Shibata,

Affiliation Section of Preventive and Public Health Dentistry, Division of Oral Health, Growth and Development, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan
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Shinya Kageyama,

Affiliation Section of Preventive and Public Health Dentistry, Division of Oral Health, Growth and Development, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan
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Seijun Ganaha,

Affiliation Kizuna-kai, Aso-kizuna Dental Clinic, Aso, Kumamoto, Japan
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Yoshihisa Yamashita

* E-mail: yoshi@dent.kyushu-u.ac.jp

Affiliation Section of Preventive and Public Health Dentistry, Division of Oral Health, Growth and Development, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan
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Posterior Teeth Occlusion Associated with Cognitive Function in Nursing Home Older Residents: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study

Kenji Takeuchi,
Maya Izumi,
Michiko Furuta,
Toru Takeshita,
Yukie Shibata,
Shinya Kageyama,
Seijun Ganaha,
Yoshihisa Yamashita

Published: October 29, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0141737

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