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Oral Health for Healthy Cognitive Aging
Sponsor: Universidad de Granada
Summary
Oral health is a critical factor of systemic health, although usually forgotten. A potential relation between cognitive deficits and oral diseases has been suggested. Adult cognitive dysfunctions have a high impact, not only economic, but social and in the family environment. Based on anatomical connectivity between the oral cavity and the central nervous system, the proposed study hypothesizes that masticatory function is a relevant determinant of human cognitive health. The restoration of canonical masticatory function and masticatory training could help to delay the development of such conditions. This project will also test if restoring phasic masticatory function improves the execution of cognitive tasks.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 75 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
150
Start Date
2016-11
Completion Date
2025-12
Last Updated
2024-05-09
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Dental occlusion restoration
Placement of dental implants by surgical intervention followed, after a healing period of 2 months, by fabrication and installation of implant supported dental prosthesis
Orthodontic treatment of malocclusion
Orthodontic therapy to treat malocclusion
Locations (1)
Facultad de Odontología
Granada, Spain