Supplied Food Consistency and Oral Functions of Institutionalized Elderly.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maintaining good oral function is one of the goals of dental treatment. The Japanese national insurance system newly introduced the concept of management of oral function according to the life stage. For the application of management of oral functions of the elderly, seven kinds of examination is a must for the diagnosis: xerostomia, oral hygiene status, maximum occlusal pressure, tongue and labium function, tongue pressure, chewing ability, and swallowing function. We analyzed the relationship between oral functions and supplied food consistency.

Methods

Oral functions and supplied food consistency of sixty-nine institutionalized elderly were investigated. There were 13 men and 56 women, and their mean age was 86.23 ± 7.02. Oral functions were measured and evalua

SUBMITTER: Nomura Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7031709 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature