Chewing Ability and Tooth Loss: Association with Cognitive Impairment in an Elderly Population Study

2012 ◽  
Vol 60 (10) ◽  
pp. 1951-1956 ◽  
Author(s):  
Duangjai Lexomboon ◽  
Mats Trulsson ◽  
Inger Wårdh ◽  
Marti G. Parker
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Population Study ◽  
Tooth Loss ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Chewing Ability

scholarly journals Cognitive deterioration in association with teeth loss in elderly population: A study from Eastern India

2022 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 152-157
Author(s):  
Uttam Majumder ◽  
Iti Baidya ◽  
Avik Kumar Layek ◽  
Sampa Ray Bhattacharya ◽  
Pradip Kumar Ray
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Dental Care ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Tooth Loss ◽  
Preventive Strategy ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
Chewing Ability

Background: With the global increase in cognitive impairment and dementia, the need to investigate into the possible ways that can be used to prevent or delay such occurrence has been growing. Maintenance of dental care and oral hygiene has been promoted as one such aspect. Aims and Objectives: To study the association between cognitive impairment in patients without registered diagnosis of dementia with tooth loss and chewing ability. Materials and Methods: It was a cross-sectional hospital-based study where consenting elderly persons attending Dental outpatient department over 1½ years were included. Data obtained on socio-demographic details, number of tooth loss, number of remaining teeth, subjective chewing ability, cognitive assessment as per mini-mental state examination (MMSE), and Clock Drawing Test were analyzed statistically to check correlational association. Results: In this study 96 eligible elderly persons of mean age of 68.30±6.28 years showed increased cognitive impairment among females (P=0.003), increased age (P=0.009), rural background (P=0.033) and low income groups (P=0.001). Positive correlation was found between chewing capacity (P=0.348), number of remaining teeth (r=0.418) with MMSE scores. Conclusion: Our study population showed positive correlation between impaired cognition and the number of extracted tooth and chewing capacity. With further study on wider and representative population, we hope to project the role of maintaining good oral hygiene and dental care as a possible preventive strategy among many others to combat the increased burden of cognitive impairment.

Relationship of tooth loss to mild cognitive impairment among middle-aged Mongolians: Mon-timeline study

2021 ◽  
Vol 429 ◽  
pp. 119731
Author(s):  
Urangoo Ganbaatar ◽  
Uuganzaya Erdeneochir ◽  
Puntsagdulam Byambajav ◽  
Tsolmon Jadamba ◽  
Oyuntugs Byambasukh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Mild Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Tooth Loss ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Relationship Of

scholarly journals Sex Differences in the Association Between Obesity and Cognitive Impairment in a Low-Income Elderly Population in Rural China: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dandan Guo ◽  
Xin Zhang ◽  
Changqing Zhan ◽  
Qiuxing Lin ◽  
Jie Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
Rural China ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Elderly Men ◽  
Cross Sectional

Background: Obesity is a potentially modifiable risk factor for cognitive impairment. However, sex-specific relationships between obesity and cognitive impairment in late life remain unclear.Objective: We aimed to assess sex differences in the association between various obesity parameters and cognitive impairment in a low-income elderly population in rural China.Methods: A population-based cross-sectional study was conducted to collect basic information from elderly residents aged 60 years and older from April 2014 to August 2014 in rural areas of Tianjin, China. Obesity parameters, including body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC), and Mini Mental State Examination scores were measured, and the relationships between these variables were assessed.Results: A total of 1,081 residents with a mean age of 67.70 years were enrolled in this study. After adjusting for age, educational attainment, smoking status, drinking status, physical exercise participation, and the presence of diabetes and hyperlipidemia, blood pressure group; a high BMI was found to be associated with an increased prevalence of cognitive impairment in elderly women. Each 1-unit increase in BMI was associated with a 5.9% increase in the prevalence of cognitive impairment. WC was related to the prevalence of cognitive impairment in elderly men, and each 1-cm increase in WC was associated with a 4.0% decrease in the prevalence of cognitive impairment. However, there were no significant associations between WC and cognitive function in women or between BMI and cognitive impairment in men.Conclusion: A greater WC was positively associated with better cognitive function in low-income elderly men in rural China, whereas a higher BMI was associated with an increased risk of cognitive impairment in elderly women, independent of sociodemographic, lifestyle, and health-related comorbid factors. Our results suggest weight management of elderly women in rural China may have cognitive benefits. However, randomized controlled trials would be needed to confirm causality.

A Short Mental Status Questionnaire

1982 ◽  
Vol 1 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 16-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Duncan Robertson ◽  
Kenneth Rockwood ◽  
Paul Stolee
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Mental Status ◽  
Clinical Assessment ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
False Positives ◽  
False Negatives ◽  
Institutionalized Elderly ◽  
Severe Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Mild Impairment

ABSTRACTA mental status questionnaire (MSQ) developed tor use in surveys of the non-institutionalized elderly has been validated against clinical assessment. The MSQ identities moderate and severe cognitive impairment in the elderly. However, using the suggested scoring subjects with mild impairment cannot be separated from normals.The test is short, acceptable and reproducible and rate for false-positives and false-negatives fall well within acceptable limits for use in estimating the prevalence of dementia in the non-institutionalized elderly population.

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