Association of Subjective Oral Status and Oral Health Behaviours With a History of Systemic Disease Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults.

Researchers examined 979 older adults to determine whether concerns about oral health, use of interdental cleaning aids, and receipt of oral hygiene instruction were linked to prior systemic disease. Only oral hygiene instruction showed an association—with hypertension history.

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