@article{ref1,
title="Mind your teeth-The relationship between mastication and cognition",
journal="Gerodontology",
year="2019",
author="Weijenberg, Roxane A. F. and Delwel, Suzanne and Ho, Bach Van and van der Maarel-Wierink, Claar D. and Lobbezoo, Frank",
volume="36",
number="1",
pages="2-7",
abstract="This article explores the multifactorial relationship between mastication and cognition, with a focus on dementia. Older persons, especially those with dementia, are at great risk of suffering from oral health problems such as orofacial pain and loss of natural teeth. A possible explanation could be that the cognitive and motor impairments resulting from dementia cause a decrease in self-care and as such, a worsening of oral health. An alternative explanation is that cognition and oral health influence each other. Animal studies show that a decrease in masticatory activity, for example, due to a soft diet or loss of teeth, causes memory loss and neuronal degeneration. The relationship between mastication and cognition has also been researched in human studies, but a cause-effect relationship has not been proven. It is likely that multiple factors play a role in this relationship, such as self-care, nutrition, stress and pain.<br><br>© 2018 The Authors. Gerodontology published by Gerodontology Association and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0734-0664",
doi="10.1111/ger.12380",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ger.12380"
}