Assessment and Improvement of Masticatory Performance in Frail Older People: A Narrative Review

Schimmel, Martin; Anliker, Noemi; Panca Sabatini, Gabriela; Silva de Paula, Marcella; Weber, Adrian Roman; Molinero-Mourelle, Pedro (2023). Assessment and Improvement of Masticatory Performance in Frail Older People: A Narrative Review. Journal of clinical medicine, 12(11), p. 3760. MDPI 10.3390/jcm12113760

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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the estimated number of older adults is around 962 million and is projected to increase to 2.1 billion by 2050. The oral frailty concept is associated with gradual oral function loss in relation to aging. There is a need to emphasize the improvement of oral function based on an evaluation of masticatory performance in patients with various oral conditions or systemic diseases and especially in the frail elderly. The present narrative review presents an overview of the current state of the assessment and improvement of masticatory performance in frail older people. To fully encompass oral frailty, oro-facial hypofunction, or oro-facial fitness, dental Patient Reported Outcomes (dPROs) should be included; nevertheless, there are limited evidence-based rehabilitation approaches. The concept of oral frailty, oro-facial hypofunction, or oro-facial fitness should involve dental Patient Reported Outcomes (dPROs), and in this sense, there are only a few evidence-based rehabilitation procedures to improve oro-facial hypofunction besides prosthodontics. It must be considered that reduced neuroplastic capacity in old individuals might preclude a positive outcome of these strategies that might need to be accompanied by functional training and nutritional counseling.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Review Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > School of Dental Medicine > Department of Reconstructive Dentistry and Gerodontology
04 Faculty of Medicine > School of Dental Medicine

UniBE Contributor:

Schimmel, Martin, Anliker, Noemi Simone, Panca Sabatini, Gabriela, Silva de Paula, Marcella, Weber, Adrian Roman, Molinero Mourelle, Pedro

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

2077-0383

Publisher:

MDPI

Language:

English

Submitter:

Mirjam Naima Graf

Date Deposited:

31 May 2023 16:03

Last Modified:

16 Sep 2024 19:46

Publisher DOI:

10.3390/jcm12113760

PubMed ID:

37297955

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/183070

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/183070

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