With the renewed focus on eating abilities in the ageing population, new concepts referred
to as oral frailty and oral hypofunction have been introduced in Japan. We aimed to provide …

Tongue coating (TC), a grayish-white deposit on the tongue, is the main cause of intra-oral
halitosis (IOH), a socially unacceptable condition. This review covers the general features of …

Background There is growing international interest in identifying the effects of ageing on oral
health and on appropriate strategies for managing oral disorders. The Japanese Society of …

Objective To clarify the rate of oral frailty and oral hypofunction in rural community‐dwelling
older adults in Japan. Background Recently, the oral function of Japanese older adults has …

Oral hypofunction, resulting from a combined decrease in multiple oral functions, may affect
systemic-condition deterioration; however, few studies have examined the association …

Objective This study investigated the association between oral hypofunction and
malnutrition among community‐dwelling older adults. Background Oral hypofunction, a 7 …

Hyposalivation is an important problem in elders and could interfere with several oral
functions and microbial ecology. While the number of independent elders who retain more …

Background: Oral function deterioration is related to a variety of factors, including aging,
decline in activities of daily living, malnutrition, and cognitive decline. This cross-sectional …

Background Few studies have examined the state of oral function in older adults with
sarcopenia. We assessed the oral functions of community‐dwelling older adults with …

Objective The purpose of this study was to examine the frequency of oral hypofunction in
community‐dwelling older people and determine its relationship with frailty and sarcopenia …