The purpose of this review is to investigate the relationship between oral health status and
oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) in older people and to collect a list of oral health indicators …

To estimate the prevalence of dysphagia at risk among older adults in nursing homes.
Electronic databases of PubMed, Web of Science, CINAHL and Embase for English …

Background Swallowing difficulties in the oral cavity or pharynx (ie, oropharyngeal
dysphagia) are a common problem in the aging population, which may result in severe …

Abstract Background/purpose Aspiration pneumonia (AsP) was reported to be closely
related to poor oral hygiene. This study aimed to investigate the association between …

Objective To evaluate whether the oral functionality and the oral sensorimotor alterations are
associated with oropharyngeal dysphagia in community‐dwelling older persons and long …

Tongue brushing improves respiratory function in older adults. Considering connection
between the respiratory-related and suprahyoid muscles, this study aimed to investigate …

Background Aging is associated with a decrease in muscle mass and strength in swallowing
muscles, as well as in whole-body muscles. A decrease in tongue pressure (TP) is related …

(1) Background: Oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) is currently recognized as one of the
geriatric syndromes due to its high frequency in older people and its associated …

Objective The study evaluated the association of the sociodemographic, behavioural
variables and the oral conditions with the presence of oropharyngeal dysphagia in long …

Aspiration is increasingly recognized as a major risk for pneumonia, but a potential link
between wearing dentures and incident pneumonia with aspiration risk is unclear. The aim …