Sex-specific associations between masticatory muscles, teeth, periodontitis, and adiposity.

Researchers examined how masticatory muscle size relates to body fat measures and oral health in 665 adults, finding sex-specific patterns: in men, muscle size correlated with weight gain over 10 years, while in women, gum disease severity showed associations with body fat measures.

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