ReviewGerodontology2019
Mind your teeth-The relationship between mastication and cognition.
Review in Gerodontology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
33 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Periodontitis and Tooth Loss Are Associated With Higher Risks of Cognitive Disorders: A Systematic Umbrella Meta-Analysis.Clinical and experimental dental research · 2025Pooled it
- Dose-Response Meta-Analysis on Tooth Loss With the Risk of Cognitive Impairment and Dementia.Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2021Pooled it
- Oral Health Status and Need for Oral Care in an Aging Population: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Pooled it
- Evaluation of plaque removal by a single-headed versus a triple-headed manual toothbrush using different plaque assessment tools.Canadian journal of dental hygiene : CJDH = Journal canadien de l'hygiene dentaire : JCHD · 2024Trial
- Masticatory Dysfunction and Hippocampal Volume in Ageing Adults: An MRI-Based Scoping Review.Journal of oral rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Orofacial pain and dementia: a brief narrative review of associations, putative mechanisms, and relevant clinical considerations.Odontology · 2026Review
- Cognitive performance in adolescents with perinatally-acquired HIV and associations with oral health in Nigeria.AIDS (London, England) · 2026Article
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- Impact of oral health literacy on oral health behaviors and outcomes among the older adults: a scoping review.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Correlation between GLCM-based texture features of the lateral pterygoid muscle and cognitive function in patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: a preliminary report.Acta neurochirurgica · 2024Article
- Pain assessment, cognitive and cortical changes with full mouth rehabilitation in a group of children.BMC oral health · 2024Article
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- Oral Health Literacy and Tooth Loss and Replacement in Older Adults at a University Dental Clinic in Colombia.Health literacy research and practice · 2024Article
- Risk factors of cognitive impairment: Impact of decline in oral function.The Japanese dental science review · 2023Review
- Assessment of subjective and objective masticatory function among elderly individuals with mild cognitive impairment.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2023Article
- Importance of "meal first" strategy and effective situations of supplement use in elite athletes: Japan high performance sport center position stand.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2023Review
- Malocclusion impairs cognitive behavior via AgRP signaling in adolescent mice.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Article
- Association between occlusal support and cognitive impairment in older Chinese adults: a community-based study.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2023Article
- Unlocking Modifiable Risk Factors for Alzheimer's Disease: Does the Oral Microbiome Hold Some of the Keys?Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2023Review
- Decision-Making concerning Involuntary Oral Care for Older Individuals with Dementia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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5 authors.
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Abstract
This article explores the multifactorial relationship between mastication and cognition, with a focus on dementia. Older persons, especially those with dementia, are at great risk of suffering from oral health problems such as orofacial pain and loss of natural teeth. A possible explanation could be that the cognitive and motor impairments resulting from dementia cause a decrease in self-care and as such, a worsening of oral health. An alternative explanation is that cognition and oral health influence each other. Animal studies show that a decrease in masticatory activity, for example, due to a soft diet or loss of teeth, causes memory loss and neuronal degeneration. The relationship between mastication and cognition has also been researched in human studies, but a cause-effect relationship has not been proven. It is likely that multiple factors play a role in this relationship, such as self-care, nutrition, stress and pain.
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