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To determine any independent influence of occlusal force and of number of natural teeth on decline in body mass index (BMI) among older Japanese adults. Longitudinal study over a 3- to 6-year period. Urban and rural area in Japan. Independently living Japanese adults aged 69-71 years and 79-81 years at baseline. This analysis excluded participants who were defined as underweight at baseline. Information was collected on age, gender, occlusal force, the number of teeth, BMI, socioeconomic factors, medical history, the number of daily p