Oral Health Management by Dental Hygienists and Older Adults' Food Forms in Long‐Term Care Facilities: A 1‐Year Longitudinal Study
OHM in older adults in Japanese LTCFs was associated with the maintenance or improvement in food forms, emphasising the importance of OHM for these individuals. OHM may also maintain or improve eating and swallowing functions, improving nutritional status.
Authors
- Kimiya Ozaki
- Masanori Iwasaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5739-2936)
- Yutaka Watanabe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4983-2399)
- Shunsuke Minakuchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2217-7539)
- Tsuyoshi Kodama
- Kyouko INAMOTO
- Mitsuyoshi Yoshida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2981-4641)
- Midori Tsuneishi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5791-360X)
- Yuki Ohara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1294-256X)
- Yutaka Yamazaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1126-8195)
- Hirohiko Hirano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8329-7617)
Institutions
- Tokyo Medical and Dental University (JP)
- Fujita Health University (JP)
- Hokkaido University (JP)
- Japan Dental Association (JP)
- 8020 Promotion Foundation (JP)
- Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology (JP)
- Institute of Science Tokyo (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Gerodontology
- Published
- 2025-03-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ger.12810
- Primary Topic
- Dysphagia Assessment and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00