Frailty is a highly prevalent condition in the elderly that has been increasingly considered as
a crucial public health issue, due to the strict correlation with a higher risk of fragility …

Substantial number of elderly people suffer from poor mastication, which is considered to
have a detrimental effect on their dietary habits. However, the association between …

Objective The aim of this study was to describe relationships between oral status, dysphagia
and malnutrition in a hospitalised older people. Background Undernutrition in older people …

OBJECTIVE: Evidence suggests that older people with partial tooth loss and edentulism
change their diet and lack specific nutrients, but few studies have assessed whether poor …

Purpose: To evaluate whether poor oral health is associated with a higher risk of
malnutrition based on the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) or MNA-SF (short form) in …

The present review covers current knowledge about the ageing of oral physiology related to
mastication and its effects on eating behaviour. Mastication is the first process undergone by …

Aim: The association between chewing ability and physical constitution and nutritional status
remains uncertain in the elderly. We examined the relationships between chewing ability …

ObjectiveThe identification of determinants of dietary intake is an important prerequisite for
the development of interventions to improve diet. The present systematic literature review …

In a cross-sectional study, we investigated the relationship of Mini-Nutrition Assessment
(MNA) results with chewing ability tests and oral examinations (number of teeth present and …

This study reports the results of implant therapy involving a sinus membrane lift and of
conventional implant therapy in 68 periodontally compromised patients treated between …