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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Claudine Khoury, Johan Samot, Catherine Helmer, Rafael Weber Rosa, Aurore Georget, Jean-Francois Dartigues, Elise Arrive
Summary: Among French older adults aged 90 years and older, a significant proportion were at risk of malnutrition, with xerostomia being identified as a key factor associated with this risk.
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Masanori Iwasaki, Hirohiko Hirano, Keiko Motokawa, Maki Shirobe, Ayako Edahiro, Yuki Ohara, Hisashi Kawai, Motonaga Kojima, Shuichi Obuchi, Hiroshi Murayama, Yoshinori Fujiwara, Kazushige Ihara, Shoji Shinkai, Akihiko Kitamura
Summary: The study found that the overall loss of skeletal muscle mass indirectly affects oral function through a decrease in masseter muscle mass, while dentition status is independently associated with oral function.
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Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
S. Kiuchi, U. Cooray, T. Kusama, T. Yamamoto, H. Abbas, N. Nakazawa, K. Kondo, K. Osaka, J. Aida
Summary: The study found an association between tooth loss and the onset of dementia, with nutritional and social factors playing a partial mediating role in this relationship.
JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH
(2022)
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Jihye Lim, Hyungchul Park, Heayon Lee, Eunju Lee, Danbi Lee, Hee-Won Jung, Il-Young Jang
Summary: This study found that oral health status is associated with the incidence of geriatric syndromes, mortality, and institutionalization among community-dwelling older adults. The findings suggest that oral health may play a role in overall geriatric health conditions and should be considered as a geriatric domain.
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Jean H. Kim, Timothy S. Sumerlin, William B. Goggins, Elizabeth M. S. Kwong, Jason Leung, Blanche Yu, Timothy C. Y. Kwok
Summary: The study found that in older Chinese adults, self-perceived social status within one's community is associated with long-term cognitive decline, while self-perceived social status within Hong Kong does not affect cognitive function. Self-perceived status within one's community is a useful predictive factor in improving the prediction of cognitive decline in elderly Chinese individuals.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Nataliya Nerobkova, Eun-Cheol Park, Sung-In Jang
Summary: This study assessed the impact of worsening depression symptoms on oral health-related quality of life in Korean older adults. The results showed that a decrease in depression symptoms was associated with a decrease in oral health-related quality of life.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Eerika Jalanko, Frida Gyllenberg, Nikolas Krstic, Mika Gissler, Oskari Heikinheimo
Summary: The study found that providing free-of-charge contraception and availability of OTC EC without age limit are significantly associated with lower teenage childbirth and induced abortion rates, indicating the importance of youth-friendly contraceptive services.
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Lauren J. Hunt, Kenneth E. Covinsky, Irena Cenzer, Edie Espejo, W. John Boscardin, Heather Leutwyler, Alexandra K. K. Lee, Janine Cataldo
Summary: This study examined the trends in smoking prevalence among older adults in the US from 1998 to 2018, and found a decrease in smoking prevalence over time. In addition, a substantial number of older smokers were able to quit smoking for a sustained period of time.
JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2023)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Ishita Mostafa, Mahamudul Hasan, Subhasish Das, Soroar Hossain Khan, Md Iqbal Hossain, Abu Faruque, Tahmeed Ahmed
Summary: The study found that the proportion of undernutrition among adolescent girls in Bangladesh has significantly decreased over time, while the proportion of overweight has increased. Higher literacy and better wealth status were associated with improved nutritional status of the participants.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Takehiko Doi, Kota Tsutsumimoto, Hideaki Ishii, Sho Nakakubo, Satoshi Kurita, Hiroyuki Shimada
Summary: The study found that not driving and frailty were associated with an increased risk of disability in community-dwelling older adults.
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Orthopedics
Ippei Chiba, Sangyoon Lee, Seongryu Bae, Keitaro Makino, Yohei Shinkai, Osamu Katayama, Kenji Harada, Yukari Yamashiro, Naoto Takayanagi, Hiroyuki Shimada
Summary: The study aimed to assess the impact of replacing sedentary behavior with physical activity on disability incidence in community-dwelling older adults. Results showed that replacing sedentary behavior with moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity was associated with a lower risk of disability.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Andrew F. Brouwer, Lora P. Campredon, Heather M. Walline, Brittany M. Marinelli, Christine M. Goudsmit, Trey B. Thomas, Rachel L. Delinger, Yan Kwan Lau, Emily C. Andrus, Thankam Nair, Thomas E. Carey, Marisa C. Eisenberg, Rafael Meza
Summary: The Michigan HPV and Oropharyngeal Cancer study aimed to evaluate the prevalence, incidence, and clearance of oral and cervicogenital human papillomavirus (HPV) infections as well as their relationship to sexual behaviors. The study found that oral HPV infections were transient, while cervicogenital infections were more persistent. HPV vaccination was associated with reduced incidence of cervicogenital HPV infection, but not oral HPV infection. The incidence of both oral and cervicogenital HPV infections was associated with recent sexual partners.
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Noriko Nakazawa, Taro Kusama, Upul Cooray, Takafumi Yamamoto, Sakura Kiuchi, Hazem Abbas, Tatsuo Yamamoto, Katsunori Kondo, Ken Osaka, Jun Aida, Roger Fielding
Summary: This study investigated the impact of modifiable risk factors on mortality, including oral status, and found that the number of teeth has a significant influence on mortality, especially in older men. Therefore, maintaining good oral status should be given more importance in global health policies.
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Ahmed Muhye Seid, Netsanet Fentahun Babbel
Summary: This study evaluates the effect of behavioral model-guided nutritional counseling on the dietary intake and nutritional status of older adults. The results show that targeted nutritional counseling significantly improves knowledge score, dietary consumption, and reduces the burden of undernutrition among elders. This suggests that behavioral model-guided nutritional counseling can help improve the nutritional status of older people.
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Pediatrics
Min Hae Park, Kate J. Fitzsimons, Scott Deacon, Jibby Medina, Muhammad A. H. Wahedally, Sophie Butterworth, Craig Russell, Jan H. van der Meulen
Summary: This study analyzed the educational attainment differences between children born with clefts and the general population at ages 5, 7, and 11, and described the longitudinal changes in attainment among children with clefts during primary education. The results showed that children with clefts had lower attainment than the general population in all subject areas, and this difference remained consistent at all ages, with those affected in the palate having a larger gap compared to those with a cleft lip. Among children with low attainment at age 5, more than half still had low attainment in at least one subject at age 11. Therefore, there is an educational attainment gap for children born with clefts throughout primary education, but nearly half of those with low attainment at a young age can achieve normal levels by age 11.
ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD
(2023)
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Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Masanori Iwasaki, Akihiro Yoshihara, Kana Suwama, Takashi Zaitsu, Seitaro Suzuki, Hikaru Ihira, Norie Sawada, Jun Aida
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the association between physical activity and periodontitis in the Japanese population. The results showed an inverse relationship between total physical activity and the presence and severity of periodontitis in Japanese women, but no association was found in Japanese men.
JOURNAL OF PERIODONTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Yoshihiro Kugimiya, Masanori Iwasaki, Yuki Ohara, Keiko Motokawa, Ayako Edahiro, Maki Shirobe, Yutaka Watanabe, Yu Taniguchi, Satoshi Seino, Takumi Abe, Shuichi Obuchi, Hisashi Kawai, Takeshi Kera, Yoshinori Fujiwara, Akihiko Kitamura, Kazushige Ihara, Hunkyung Kim, Shoji Shinkai, Hirohiko Hirano
Summary: This study assessed the oral functions of community-dwelling older adults with sarcopenia and found that they had low oral function in multiple aspects. The findings highlight the need for dental perspectives and encouraging these individuals to seek dental professionals.
JOURNAL OF CACHEXIA SARCOPENIA AND MUSCLE
(2023)
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Misa Nishimoto, Tomoki Tanaka, Hirohiko Hirano, Yutaka Watanabe, Yuki Ohara, Maki Shirobe, Katsuya Iijima
Summary: Oral frailty, which is often seen in older adults, increases risks of adverse health outcomes. This study aimed to investigate whether advanced periodontal disease is associated with new-onset oral frailty. The findings suggest that severe periodontitis may be linked to the development of oral frailty, highlighting the importance of preventing periodontal disease.
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Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Masanori Iwasaki, Keiko Motokawa, Maki Shirobe, Misato Hayakawa, Yuki Ohara, Yoshiko Motohashi, Ayako Edahiro, Hisashi Kawai, Yoshinori Fujiwara, Yasuyuki Sakata, Kazushige Ihara, Yutaka Watanabe, Shuichi Obuchi, Hirohiko Hirano
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the association between vitamin D status and periodontal inflammation in communitydwelling older adults. The results showed a non-linear relationship between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) levels and periodontal inflammation, with low vitamin D levels being associated with a higher risk of periodontal inflammation. This has important implications for the prevention and treatment of periodontal inflammation in older adults.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PERIODONTOLOGY
(2023)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Maaya Takeda, Yutaka Watanabe, Kenshu Taira, Kazuhito Miura, Yuki Ohara, Masanori Iwasaki, Kayoko Ito, Junko Nakajima, Yasuyuki Iwasa, Masataka Itoda, Yasuhiro Nishi, Yoshihiko Watanabe, Masako Kishima, Hirohiko Hirano, Maki Shirobe, Shunsuke Minakuchi, Mitsuyoshi Yoshida, Yutaka Yamazaki
Summary: This 1-year multicenter prospective cohort study aimed to determine the association between observable eating and swallowing function factors and outcomes among elderly persons in long-term care insurance facilities in Japan. Language, salivation, halitosis, perioral muscle, coughing, respiration after swallowing, rinsing, and oral residue were significantly associated with the outcomes. Routine performance of these simple assessments by caregivers may allow early detection and treatment to prevent death, pneumonia, aspiration, and malnutrition in elderly persons.
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Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Masaharu Murakami, Hirohiko Hirano, Masanori Iwasaki, Maki Shirobe, Ayako Edahiro, Shuichi Obuchi, Hisashi Kawai, Yoshinori Fujiwara, Kazushige Ihara, Keiko Motokawa
Summary: This study developed a comprehensive masticatory function model and validated its efficacy in assessing masticatory dysfunction. The results revealed that severe masticatory dysfunction was associated with nutritional vulnerability and self-reported chewing difficulties.
ARCHIVES OF ORAL BIOLOGY
(2023)
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Tomoki Tanaka, Hirohiko Hirano, Kazunori Ikebe, Takayuki Ueda, Masanori Iwasaki, Maki Shirobe, Shunsuke Minakuchi, Masahiro Akishita, Hidenori Arai, Katsuya Iijima
Summary: To assess oral frailty in older adults, a five-item checklist called OF-5 was developed and found to have predictive validity for physical frailty, physical disability, and mortality.
GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Letter
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Tsuyoshi Okamura, Tsutomu Taga, Hiroki Inagaki, Fumiko Miyamae, Chiaki Ura, Mika Sugiyama, Ayako Edahiro, Maki Shirobe, Keiko Motokawa, Narumi Kojima, Yosuke Osuka, Masanori Iwasaki, Hiroyuki Sasai, Hirohiko Hirano, Shuichi Awata
GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Masanori Iwasaki, Maki Shirobe, Keiko Motokawa, Misato Hayakawa, Kazuhito Miura, Lena Kalantar, Ayako Edahiro, Hisashi Kawai, Yoshinori Fujiwara, Kazushige Ihara, Yutaka Watanabe, Shuichi Obuchi, Hirohiko Hirano
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the validity of self-reported articulatory oral motor skill compared to objectively measured repetitive articulatory rate (oral-DDK) as a gold standard index for articulatory oral motor skill. The study found that self-reported low articulatory oral motor skill was associated with low oral-DDK performance, difficulties in chewing and swallowing, dry mouth, and physical frailty.
GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
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Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Kenshu Taira, Yutaka Watanabe, Kazutaka Okada, Miyako Kondo, Maaya Takeda, Kayoko Ito, Junko Nakajima, Masanori Iwasaki, Masataka Itoda, Ken Inohara, Rikimaru Sasaki, Yasuhiro Nishi, Junichi Furuya, Yoshihiko Watanabe, George Umemoto, Masako Kishima, Takashi Tohara, Yuji Sato, Mitsuyohi Yoshida, Yutaka Yamazaki
Summary: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between denture use and food forms in long-term care facility residents. The study found that denture use was significantly associated with food forms among Japanese LTCF residents. This implies that denture use is important for maintaining food forms, even in elderly individuals with limited daily activities and cognitive impairments who require long-term care.
JOURNAL OF PROSTHODONTIC RESEARCH
(2023)
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Jun Kawamura, Tomoki Tanaka, Susumu Kanno, Kenji Osawa, Kazuto Okabayashi, Hirohiko Hirano, Maki Shirobe, Miyuki Nagatani, Bo-Kyung Son, Weida Lyu, Katsuya Iijima
Summary: This cross-sectional study investigated the association between gum-chewing routine and oral, physical, and cognitive functions in community-dwelling older adults. The findings suggested that older adults with a gum-chewing routine have higher oral, physical, and cognitive functions.
GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
