New screening tool adapted for US older adults to detect oral frailty

An international collaboration of researchers have successfully adapted a Japanese oral health screening tool for use among English-speaking older adults in the United States, potentially enabling earlier detection of oral frailty—an age-related decline in oral and pharyngeal function associated with physical frailty, malnutrition, and increased mortality risk.

This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com

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