Department of Dentistry, Inouekai Medical Corporation Sasaguri Hospital, Sasaguri Town, Kasuya County, Fukuoka 8112413, Japan.
Section of Implant and Rehabilitative Dentistry, Division of Oral Rehabilitation, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 8128582, Japan.
Medicina (Kaunas). 2020 Nov 19;56(11):623. doi: 10.3390/medicina56110623.
In an aging society, the maintenance of the oral function of the elderly is of importance for the delay or prevention of frailty and long-term care. In the present study, we focused on the maximum tongue pressure (MTP) value and analyzed the relationship between MTP and age, occlusal status, or body mass index (BMI). This one-center observatory study was conducted using a cohort consisting of 205 community-dwelling outpatients over 65 years old. The MTP values of all subjects were measured using a commercially available tongue pressure measurement device and statistically analyzed. In addition, the correlation between MTP value and BMI was analyzed. The MTP value decreased with age, especially in subjects classified as Eichner B and C. The difference in occlusal status did not show any statistically significant influence on MTP value. The correlation between BMI and MTP value was indicated in the tested groups other than an age of 65-74 and Eichner A groups. Although MTP value decreased with age, the difference in occlusal status did not have an impact on MTP value. The correlation between BMI and MTP value was not shown in the youngest group or a group with sufficient occlusal units. The results presented in the present study may imply that, even if MTP is low, younger age and/or better occlusal status compensate for the inferior MTP value in the cohort studied.
在老龄化社会中，维持老年人的口腔功能对于延缓或预防虚弱和长期护理至关重要。在本研究中，我们重点关注最大舌压（MTP）值，并分析了 MTP 与年龄、咬合状态或体重指数（BMI）之间的关系。 这项单中心观察性研究使用由 205 名 65 岁以上的社区门诊患者组成的队列进行。使用市售的舌压测量设备测量所有受试者的 MTP 值，并进行统计学分析。此外，还分析了 MTP 值与 BMI 的相关性。 MTP 值随年龄增长而降低，尤其是在 Eichner B 和 C 分类的受试者中。咬合状态的差异对 MTP 值没有任何统计学显著影响。在除了 65-74 岁和 Eichner A 组之外的测试组中，BMI 与 MTP 值之间存在相关性。 尽管 MTP 值随年龄增长而降低，但咬合状态的差异对 MTP 值没有影响。BMI 与 MTP 值之间的相关性在最年轻的组或具有足够咬合单位的组中没有显示。本研究结果表明，即使 MTP 值较低，年轻的年龄和/或更好的咬合状态也可以弥补研究队列中较差的 MTP 值。
