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Longitudinal Association Between Oral Status and Cognitive Decline Using Fixed-effects Analysis
Authors
Sakura Kiuchi, Taro Kusama, Kemmyo Sugiyama, Takafumi Yamamoto, Upul Cooray, Tatsuo Yamamoto, Katsunori Kondo, Ken Osaka, Jun Aida
J-Stage
https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/32/7/32_JE20200476/_article/-char/en
PMC
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9189315/
Highlights
- The probability of the onset of subjective cognitive complaints was significantly higher among participants with a decline in oral status.
- The probability was highest among participants with swallowing difficulty.
- Maintaining good oral health possibly prevents the development of subjective cognitive complaints, which can increase the risk of future dementia.
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