SynthesisThe journal of nutrition, health & aging2018
Association between Salivary Hypofunction and Food Consumption in the Elderlies. A Systematic Literature Review.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The Impact of Nutritional Status on Oral Health Outcomes and Management in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Gerodontology · 2026Pooled it
- A systematic review of salivary gland hypofunction and/or xerostomia induced by non-surgical cancer therapies: prevention strategies.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Pooled it
- Latent class analysis of oral frailty among community-dwelling older adults: functional profiles and associated factors.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Effect of Hyposalivation on Fish Cake Mastication in Healthy Individuals.Food science & nutrition · 2026Article
- Factors associated with oral frailty among community-dwelling older adults in Chengdu, China: a cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Associations between oral health parameters and nutritional status in geriatric populations: An umbrella review with meta-analysis.The Japanese dental science review · 2025Review
- Mouthfeel of Food and Beverages: A Comprehensive Review of Physiology, Biochemistry, and Key Sensory Compounds.Comprehensive reviews in food science and food safety · 2025Review
- The Management of Sarcopenic Dysphagia: A Multidisciplinary Approach Leveraging Emerging Technologies.Aging and disease · 2024Review
- Astringency sensitivity to tannic acid: Effect of ageing and salivary proline-rich protein levels.Food chemistry. Molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Relationships between oral function, dietary intake and nutritional status in older adults aged 75 years and above: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2024Article
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- Progress in salivary glands: Endocrine glands with immune functions.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Review
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- Factors Influencing the Survival Rate of Teeth and Implants in Patients after Tumor Therapy to the Head and Neck Region-Part 2: Implant Survival.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Factors Influencing the Survival Rate of Teeth and Implants in Patients after Tumor Therapy to the Head and Neck Region-Part 1: Tooth Survival.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Retronasal Aroma of Beef Pate Analyzed by a Chewing Simulator.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Astringency Sensitivity to Tannic Acid: Effect of Ageing and Saliva.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Sarcopenic Dysphagia, Malnutrition, and Oral Frailty in Elderly: A Comprehensive Review.Nutrients · 2022Review
- Influence of Prebiotic Fructans on Retronasal Aroma from Elderly Individuals.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesThis systematic literature review aims to summarize the existing scientific evidence about the association between a reduced salivary function and food consumption in elderly people.
methodsA validated search strategy in two databases (PubMed and ISI Web of Knowledge) was carried out and retrieved papers together with their reference lists were screened by two independent reviewers. The quality of the included studies was critically appraised via the Quality Assessment Criteria for Evaluating Primary Research Papers.
resultsFrom the originally identified studies (n=391), only 15 articles (all cross-sectional studies) met the pre-fixed inclusion/exclusion criteria. The methodological quality of the included studies was in general good, although only 3 from 15 obtained the maximum score. The control of confounding factors was the quality variable more poorly rated in the selected studies. Salivary hypofunction was associated with a decrease of the objective chewing and swallowing abilities and taste perception. Moreover, most of the selected studies showed a relationship between salivary hypofunction and food consumption (in terms of appetite loss, unbalanced dietary intake and malnutrition), although no causality could be established.
conclusionsThis study highlights the fact that salivary hypofunction definition and measurements are different across the studies. Therefore, future research efforts should focus on establishing a gold standard to define and identify salivary hypofunction throughout life and on performing longitudinal studies controlling for confounding factors to establish causality.
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