Occlusal force is correlated with cognitive function directly as well as indirectly via food intake in community-dwelling older Japanese: From the SONIC study.
Kazunori IkebeYasuyuki GondoKei KamideYukie MasuiTaturo IshizakiYasumichi AraiHiroki InagakiTakeshi NakagawaMai KabayamaHirochika RyunoHitomi OkuboHajime TakeshitaChisato InomataYuko KurushimaYusuke MiharaKohdai HattaMotoyoshi FukutakeKaori EnokiTaiji OgawaKen-Ichi MatsudaKen SugimotoRyosuke OguroYoichi TakamiNorihisa ItohYasushi TakeyaKoichi YamamotoHiromi RakugiShinya MurakamiMasahiro KitamuraYoshinobu MaedaPublished in: PloS one (2018)
After controlling for possible factors, maximal occlusal force was positively associated with cognitive function directly as well as indirectly through dietary intake.