Memory decline in older individuals predicts an objective indicator of oral health: findings from the Sydney Memory and Ageing Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Growing evidence suggests that there is an association between poor oral health and cognitive function in late adulthood. However, most studies to date have relied on cross-sectional research methods that do not permit inferences about the temporality of any association. Moreover, the few longitudinal studies that do exist have typically relied on small samples and quite limited cognitive or oral health assessments. The aim of the present study was therefore designed to provide the first direct evaluation of whether cognitive function is predictive of poor oral health in older adults.

Methods

This longitudinal research included data from 339 participants aged 70 years or older from The Sydney Memory and Ageing Study (MAS), a large cohort of healthy community-dwell

SUBMITTER: Manchery N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8962025 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature