Swallowing disorders

Swallowing disorders raise the risk of oral frailty in humans.

“Multivariate analysis identified age, daily tooth brushing frequency, physical frailty, swallowing disorders, malnutrition, oral health status, and social support as significant risk factors (P < 0.05).”

Humanshospitalized with chronic diseasesn = 502

Construction of a risk prediction model for oral frailty in hospitalized elderly patients with chronic diseases

Experimental gerontology·20 Feb 2026