Poor chewing ability is associated with lower mucosal moisture in elderly individuals

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 219, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 263-267

  Shinkawa, Tetsuko ^a   Hayashida, Naomi ^a   Mori, Kurumi ^a   Washio, Keiichi ^a   Hashiguchi, Kanami ^a   Taira, Yasuyuki ^a   Morishita, Michiko ^a   Takamura, Noboru ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chewing ability; Dry mouth; Elderly; Mucosal moisture; Screening

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASTICATION; MOISTURE; MOUTH MUCOSA; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCREENING TEST; SELF EVALUATION; SWALLOWING; WATER CONTENT; XEROSTOMIA;

AGED; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MASTICATION; MOUTH MUCOSA; ODDS RATIO;

EID: 73849112678     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: 13493329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.219.263     Document Type: Article

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