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Low education and incident complete tooth loss: cross-national associations and cohort-specific mediation pathways in HRS and CLHLS

Low educational attainment reflects accumulated socioeconomic disadvantage and may contribute to severe oral health inequalities across the life course. Whether its association with incident complete tooth loss is consistent across populations with different social and behavioral...

Association between psychological frailty index and incident complete tooth loss among middle-aged and older adults: a prospective study based on CHARLS

Complete tooth loss is a severe oral health condition in middle-aged and older adults and is associated with impaired mastication, nutritional problems, reduced quality of life, and adverse ageing-related outcomes. Psychological frailty reflects multidimensional psychological vul...