What are some of the nutritional implications of dentures?
What will be an ideal response?
Diet quality tends to decrease as the number of missing teeth increases.
Dentures do not necessarily improve diet quality.
Dentures may be associated with health risks such as high cholesterol and high weight.
Upper dentures can impair swallowing function and increase choking risk.
Denture wearers may have accelerated alveolar bone resorption and lower calcium intake.
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