TY - JOUR
T1 - A cross-sectional study of age-related changes in oral function in healthy Japanese individuals
AU - Iyota, Kiyomi
AU - Mizutani, Shinsuke
AU - Oku, Saori
AU - Asao, Misa
AU - Futatsuki, Toshiko
AU - Inoue, Ryosuke
AU - Imai, Yuko
AU - Kashiwazaki, Haruhiko
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding: This research was funded by KYUCHIREN grant in the first year of Reiwa and JSPS KAKENHI grant number JP 17K17390, 18K09817.
Funding Information:
This research was funded by KYUCHIREN grant in the first year of Reiwa and JSPS KAKENHI grant number JP 17K17390, 18K09817. The authors would like to express their sincere appreciation to the participants who agreed with the purpose of this research and were willing to cooperate. We would also like to thank Shohei Otsuki, Kyohei Kubo, Shutaro Yamada (Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University), Satomi Higashiyama, Miho Oba, and Naomi Mitani (Iyota Dental Clinic) for their cooperation in data collection. And we would like to thank Enago for the English language review.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 by the authors.
PY - 2020/2/2
Y1 - 2020/2/2
N2 - Background: Oral function deterioration is related to a variety of factors, including aging, decline in activities of daily living, malnutrition, and cognitive decline. This cross-sectional study examined the effects of aging on oral function in healthy individuals. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on 175 healthy, independent patients aged 40–89 years, without dementia and with ≥20 teeth, who visited a local dental clinic in Japan. Patients were compared with 92 university students aged 20–29 years. The seven criteria proposed by the Japanese Society of Gerodontology to diagnose “oral hypofunction” were observed and statistically analyzed. Results: Compared with those in the control group, the degree of tongue coating was increased in the group aged over 80 years, occlusal force was decreased in the group aged 70–79 years, tongue motor function was decreased in the groups aged 60–69 years and older, and tongue pressure was decreased in the groups aged 70–79 years and older. Conclusions: Healthy, independent individuals maintained several oral function criteria across aging, including oral mucosal wetness, occlusal force, lip motor function, masticatory function, and swallowing function. Tongue motor function and tongue pressure decreased with aging, indicating that these may be rehabilitation targets.
AB - Background: Oral function deterioration is related to a variety of factors, including aging, decline in activities of daily living, malnutrition, and cognitive decline. This cross-sectional study examined the effects of aging on oral function in healthy individuals. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on 175 healthy, independent patients aged 40–89 years, without dementia and with ≥20 teeth, who visited a local dental clinic in Japan. Patients were compared with 92 university students aged 20–29 years. The seven criteria proposed by the Japanese Society of Gerodontology to diagnose “oral hypofunction” were observed and statistically analyzed. Results: Compared with those in the control group, the degree of tongue coating was increased in the group aged over 80 years, occlusal force was decreased in the group aged 70–79 years, tongue motor function was decreased in the groups aged 60–69 years and older, and tongue pressure was decreased in the groups aged 70–79 years and older. Conclusions: Healthy, independent individuals maintained several oral function criteria across aging, including oral mucosal wetness, occlusal force, lip motor function, masticatory function, and swallowing function. Tongue motor function and tongue pressure decreased with aging, indicating that these may be rehabilitation targets.
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U2 - 10.3390/ijerph17041376
DO - 10.3390/ijerph17041376
M3 - Article
C2 - 32093362
AN - SCOPUS:85079850584
SN - 1661-7827
VL - 17
JO - International journal of environmental research and public health
JF - International journal of environmental research and public health
IS - 4
M1 - 1376
ER -
