Polypharmacy and Oral Health in Older Adults: Measure Anticholinergic and Sedative Burden, Not Pill Count Alone.
Researchers propose assessing specific drug effects—particularly anticholinergic and sedative burden—rather than simply counting medications to better understand how medicine use affects oral health in older adults.
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