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Wearing dentures has been linked to a higher risk of musculoskeletal frailty, because denture wearers avoid eating certain foods and so are missing out on vital nutrients. Dentures improves masticatory function, their bite force is much weaker than that of natural teeth. People with more than 20 teeth were significantly less likely to be frail and were also found to have consumed the greatest amount of nutrients over the study period.
The participants with fewer than 20 teeth and who did not use dentures – as well as those who did use dentures – were found to have consumed the least amount of nutrients, when compared with the Recommended Dietary Intakes recommended by the researchers said their findings highlight the important need for older people to be able to maintain the ability to not just chew, but to chew effectively, in order to take on board the essential nutrients necessary to maintain muscle mass and stave off musculoskeletal frailty.
The use of denture could be a neglected intervention that could potentially have a preventative impact on musculoskeletal frailty. The research team made its findings after analysing the health of older people. Participants were categorised into three groups: those with at least 20 teeth, denture wearers with fewer than 20 teeth, and non-denture wearers with fewer than 20 teeth.
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