Background Emerging evidence indicates that poor periodontal health adversely impacts
cognition. This review examined the available longitudinal evidence concerning the effect of …

Background. The world population is aging. This phenomenon is accompanied by an
increase in the number of elderly with dementia, whose oral hygiene care is a challenge …

Objectives To quantify the dose-response associations between tooth loss and risk of
cognitive impairment and dementia. Design Longitudinal studies that examined the …

Background There is a dose-response relationship between tooth loss and cognitive
impairment, while tooth loss can be an independent risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD) …

Background To determine the effect of missing teeth on the risk of dementia onset among
individuals who received tooth extractions and those who did not, based on the number of …

An increasing number of systematic reviews and meta-analyses have been published on the
association between oral health and cognitive dysfunction, also known as oral-cognitive …

Background Evidence regarding the associations of tooth loss and denture use with incident
cognitive impairment is inconclusive in older adults, and few prospective studies have …

Background and Objectives Although tooth loss and periodontitis have been considered risk
factors of Alzheimer disease, recent longitudinal researches have not found a significant …

Objective Dementia is a major cause of disruption for a healthy life expectancy in Japan. It
has been suggested that the number of teeth is a modifiable risk factor for cognitive …

Background The implications of oral rehabilitation after tooth loss require further
investigation. Objectives To conduct a pilot study to investigate:(a) changes in masticatory …