A 2-year longitudinal study of the relationship between masticatory function and progression to frailty or pre-frailty among community-dwelling Japanese aged 65 and older.
Yasuhiro HoribeTakayuki UedaYutaka WatanabeKeiko MotokawaAyako EdahiroHirohiko HiranoMaki ShirobeKoichiro OgamiHisashi KawaiShuichi ObuchiHunkyung KimKaoru SakuraiPublished in: Journal of oral rehabilitation (2018)
Our results confirm that masticatory function was associated with the progression to pre-frailty or frailty among community-dwelling individuals 65 years and older over the 2-year period of this longitudinal study. Of the masticatory function items evaluated, mixing ability and subjective chewing ability were associated with frailty progression.