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Relationship between Maximum Tongue Pressure Value and Age, Occlusal Status, or Body Mass Index among the Community-Dwelling Elderly

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Department of Dentistry, Inouekai Medical Corporation Sasaguri Hospital, Sasaguri Town, Kasuya County, Fukuoka 8112413, Japan
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Section of Implant and Rehabilitative Dentistry, Division of Oral Rehabilitation, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 8128582, Japan
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Division of Advanced Dental Devices and Therapeutics, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 8128582, Japan
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Medicina 2020, 56(11), 623; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina56110623
Received: 23 October 2020 / Revised: 10 November 2020 / Accepted: 16 November 2020 / Published: 19 November 2020
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Oral Health: Economic and Psychological–Behavioral Implications)
Background and objectives: In an aging society, the maintenance of the oral function of the elderly is of importance for the delay or prevention of frailty and long-term care. In the present study, we focused on the maximum tongue pressure (MTP) value and analyzed the relationship between MTP and age, occlusal status, or body mass index (BMI). Materials and Methods: This one-center observatory study was conducted using a cohort consisting of 205 community-dwelling outpatients over 65 years old. The MTP values of all subjects were measured using a commercially available tongue pressure measurement device and statistically analyzed. In addition, the correlation between MTP value and BMI was analyzed. Results: The MTP value decreased with age, especially in subjects classified as Eichner B and C. The difference in occlusal status did not show any statistically significant influence on MTP value. The correlation between BMI and MTP value was indicated in the tested groups other than an age of 65–74 and Eichner A groups. Conclusions: Although MTP value decreased with age, the difference in occlusal status did not have an impact on MTP value. The correlation between BMI and MTP value was not shown in the youngest group or a group with sufficient occlusal units. The results presented in the present study may imply that, even if MTP is low, younger age and/or better occlusal status compensate for the inferior MTP value in the cohort studied. View Full-Text
Keywords: tongue pressure; Eichner classification; body mass index; oral frail tongue pressure; Eichner classification; body mass index; oral frail
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Suzuki, H.; Ayukawa, Y.; Ueno, Y.; Atsuta, I.; Jinnouchi, A.; Koyano, K. Relationship between Maximum Tongue Pressure Value and Age, Occlusal Status, or Body Mass Index among the Community-Dwelling Elderly. Medicina 2020, 56, 623. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina56110623

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Suzuki H, Ayukawa Y, Ueno Y, Atsuta I, Jinnouchi A, Koyano K. Relationship between Maximum Tongue Pressure Value and Age, Occlusal Status, or Body Mass Index among the Community-Dwelling Elderly. Medicina. 2020; 56(11):623. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina56110623

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Suzuki, Hiroki, Yasunori Ayukawa, Yoko Ueno, Ikiru Atsuta, Akio Jinnouchi, and Kiyoshi Koyano. 2020. "Relationship between Maximum Tongue Pressure Value and Age, Occlusal Status, or Body Mass Index among the Community-Dwelling Elderly" Medicina 56, no. 11: 623. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina56110623

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