A review of studies about the elderly mastication
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https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2015v18i3p193-211Keywords:
Aged, Aging, Health of the Elderly, Mastication, Review.Abstract
Purpose: to carry out an review of mastication of elderly. Methods: search for articles of the chewing in elderly, from the databases Lilacs, SciELO, Web of Science and MEDLINE. Results: Nineteen studies have been selected. Two methodological resources have been the most used ones: objective evaluation and self-perception interviews. The masticatory capacity investigated, most of the times, classified as unsatisfactory. Conclusion: There is a lack of studies and there is not a standardization method to assess mastication in elderly.
Keywords: Aged; Aging; Health of the Elderly; Mastication; Review.
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2015-09-30
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Silva, D. N. M. e, Becker, H. M. G., & Couto, E. de A. B. (2015). A review of studies about the elderly mastication. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 18(3), 193–211. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2015v18i3p193-211
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