Cross-sectional associations of oral health measures with cognitive function in late middle-aged adults: a community-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It has not been established to what extent oral health is associated with cognitive function in late middle-aged adults. In this study, which is part of the national Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study, the authors investigated whether tooth loss and periodontitis are associated with lower cognitive function.

Methods

The authors analyzed ARIC data measuring cognitive function in 11,097 participants from 1996 through 1998 according to tests of delayed word recall, digit-symbol substitution (DSS) and word fluency; 9,874 participants answered dental screening questions. Of the 8,554 dentate participants, 5,942 received oral examinations. The authors used measures of dental status, number of teeth and periodontitis (classified according to the Biofilm-Gin

SUBMITTER: Naorungroj S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4955404 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature