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SUBMITTER: Ikebe K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5755890 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ikebe Kazunori K Gondo Yasuyuki Y Kamide Kei K Masui Yukie Y Ishizaki Taturo T Arai Yasumichi Y Inagaki Hiroki H Nakagawa Takeshi T Kabayama Mai M Ryuno Hirochika H Okubo Hitomi H Takeshita Hajime H Inomata Chisato C Kurushima Yuko Y Mihara Yusuke Y Hatta Kohdai K Fukutake Motoyoshi M Enoki Kaori K Ogawa Taiji T Matsuda Ken-Ichi KI Sugimoto Ken K Oguro Ryosuke R Takami Yoichi Y Itoh Norihisa N Takeya Yasushi Y Yamamoto Koichi K Rakugi Hiromi H Murakami Shinya S Kitamura Masahiro M Maeda Yoshinobu Y
PloS one 20180105 1
<h4>Background</h4>Growing evidence suggests that oral health may be an important factor associated with cognitive function in aged populations. However, many previous studies on this topic used insensitive oral indicators or did not include certain essential covariates. Thus, we examined the association between occlusal force and cognitive function in a large sample of older adults, controlling for dietary intake, vascular risk factors, inflammatory biomarkers, depression, and genetic factors.< ...[more]