ArticleClinical interventions in aging2019
Effects of oral environment on frailty: particular relevance of tongue pressure.
Article in Clinical interventions in aging, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07080996 (Effect of Biofeedback Tongue Strengthening Program on Tongue Pressure and Swallowing Performance in Elderly With Abnormal Tongue Pressure), which is not on this map. Cited by 34 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effect of Biofeedback Tongue Strengthening Program on Tongue Pressure and Swallowing Performance in Elderly With Abnormal Tongue Pressure
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34 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 65 citations in OpenAlex.
- The association between the number of teeth and frailty among older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2025Pooled it
- Association between oral health status and frailty in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
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- Oral Frailty as a Marker of Intrinsic Capacity Decline: A Narrative Review on a Multisystemic Ageing Perspective.Journal of oral rehabilitation · 2026Review
- Influence of Habitual Tongue Posture on Tongue Pressure During Swallowing.Journal of oral rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Relationships of Oral Function Tests With Sarcopenia and Frailty in Dental Outpatients.Journal of oral rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Association Between Oral Health and Physical Frailty in an Adult Community-Dwelling Caucasian Population.Journal of oral rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Differential associations between tongue pressure and handgrip strength with MDS-UPDRS part III motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease.Frontiers in neurology · 2026Observational
- Oral frailty trajectories and influencing factors in older adults with stroke: a longitudinal study.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Association Between Phase Angle and Tongue Pressure in Older Inpatients with Connective Tissue Diseases.Dysphagia · 2025Article
- Oral Health and Cardiovascular Disease - A Scoping Review of Assessment Methods, Risk Factors, and Prognosis.Circulation reports · 2025Article
- Nutritional Status, Frailty, Oral Health, and Oral Motor Functions in Long-Term Care Residents with Swallowing Dysfunction.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Relationship among cancer treatment, quality of life, and oral function in head and neck cancer survivors: A cross-sectional study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Article
- Relationship Between Swallowing Function and Low Serum Albumin Levels in Older Japanese People Aged ≥ 75 Years.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Oral frailty: a concept analysis.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- Machine Learning Prediction of Tongue Pressure in Elderly Patients with Head and Neck Tumor: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Longitudinal association of oral functions and dementia in Japanese older adults.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- An analysis of influencing factors of oral frailty in the elderly in the community.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- Lip Seal Strength and Tongue Pressure among Japanese Male Workers: Comparison of Different Age Groups.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Relationship between Oral Function and Support/Care-Need Certification in Japanese Older People Aged ≥ 75 Years: A Three-Year Cohort Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeOral frailty or the loss of oral functionality can be a symptomatic precursor of overall frailty. Previous studies have suggested that decreased tongue pressure causes a decline in ingesting and swallowing function and poor nutrition. This study investigated what factor(s) contribute to tongue pressure, thereby leading to frailty. PATIENTS AND
methodsFor the purposes of the present study, 467 residents of Hirosaki city in northern Japan aged≥60 years who completed a questionnaire about frailty and underwent an intraoral assessment, which included number of teeth, presence or absence of periodontitis, tongue pressure, and oral diadochokinesis (ODK) were recruited.
resultsOf the 467 participants with complete data sets, frailty was identified in 13 (7.5%) of 173 males and in 34 (11.6%) of 294 females. Significantly fewer teeth, lower tongue pressure, and a reduced diadochokinetic syllable rate were more prevalent among frail than among healthy residents. Multivariable logistic regression analysis revealed that age, body mass index, number of teeth, and tongue pressure significantly contributed to frailty, whereas ODK did not. Multiple regression analysis showed that tongue pressure was positively associated with muscle index and number of teeth.
conclusionThe results of the present study suggest that fewer teeth and lower tongue pressure, but not ODK function, are risk factors for developing overall frailty among older residents.
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