The American journal of medicine
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Although tooth loss is widely recognized as a typical sign of aging, whether it is associated with accelerated aging, and to what extent diet quality mediates this association are unknown. ⋯ The association between tooth loss and accelerated aging, as well as the partially mediating role of dietary quality in this association was confirmed. These findings suggested that more attention should be paid to the population with severe tooth loss and the changes of their dietary quality.