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Aim
To assess obesity as a risk factor for tooth loss over 5 years in an urban sample of Brazilian adults.
Materials and methods
A total of 1586 individuals were surveyed using a multistage probabilistic approach. Five years later, 635 individuals 14‐64 years old were re‐examined. An incident case of tooth loss was determined for a participant that had lost at least one tooth over time. Obesity...
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