Evidence map›Paper›PMID 33306597›Full record

ReviewJournal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA2021

Application of masticatory control in dental treatment for elderly individuals.

Ta-Chung Chen, Dong-Hui Cheng, Ming-Lun Hsu, Yen-Ping Lei

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Review in Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ta-Chung ChenDivision of Prosthodontics, Department of Stomatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Dong-Hui ChengDivision of Prosthodontics, Department of Stomatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Ming-Lun HsuDepartment of Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Yen-Ping LeiDepartment of Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · TWTaipei Veterans General Hospital · TW

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Taiwan transitioned to an aged society in 2018. Appropriate dental treatment is important for elderly individuals. Previously, reconstruction of the dentition was thought to help regain chewing function. However, concerns of the elderly population, such as decline in learning ability and saliva secretion, complicate dental reconstruction. Overlooking the special needs of elderly individuals may lead to impaired chewing function, resulting in nutritional imbalances and increased burden on the digestive tract, causing more health disorders. For the elderly population, treatment must be aimed at restoring as much chewing function as possible with minimal changes. Additionally, regular oral hygiene care, proper design of fixed partial dentures, and implant placement greatly reduce the difficulty in adapting to a new prosthesis. These measures allow us to provide better quality of life for elderly individuals.

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Dental CareMasticationAgedBite ForceFemaleHumansMaleMechanoreceptorsQuality of LifeTaiwan

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PMID33306597
PMCPMC12966103
OpenAlexW3111147372

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