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Nutritional Intervention for Older Adults With Complete Dentures

The purpose of this clinical trial is to test a nutritional intervention. This study helps older adults who wear complete removable dentures improve their health. The main questions the study aims to answer are: * What are the participants life experiences living with complete dentures before the intervention? * Does the intervention improve the diet quality of the participants? * Does the intervention improve nutritional status of the participants? * Does the intervention improve chewing performance and muscle strength? * Does the intervention increase the thickness of the masticatory muscles? * Does the intervention improve stress and muscle health markers in saliva? * Does the intervention improve cognitive performance and oral health-related quality of life? * Does the intervention improve cerebral blood flow? The study will include a total of 40 participants, who will be assigned to two groups. One group of 20 participants will receive the nutritional intervention, while the other group of 20 participants will maintain their usual diet during the study period. This comparison will allow the investigators to assess the effectiveness of the intervention. Participants will: * Take part in a personal interview about their life experience with dentures. * Follow a dietary guide with recommendations on specific food textures for six months. * Receive personalized nutritional counseling and participate in healthy cooking workshops. * Use a custom-built mobile application to access the educational content of the nutritional guide, view instructional videos uploaded biweekly, and receive automated reminder notifications. * Attend clinical follow-up assessments, including chewing performance, muscle assessment, saliva markers, assessment of diet quality and nutritional status, cognitive tests, and oral health-related quality of life. * Complete these assessments at three main time points: baseline, 3 months, and 6 months.

Examining the Effects of Removable Denture Use in Patients Over 60 Years of Age

Patients over the age of 60 who do not currently have any removable dentures but require them will be included in the study. Patients who will receive complete dentures and those who will receive partial dentures will be assessed in separate groups. Before the fabrication of the dentures, the Mini-Mental State Examination Test (MMSE), the physical normative value test (TUG), and the Oral Functional Capacity (OFC) scoring will be conducted. No intervention will be made to the treatment during the prosthetic treatment process. The same questionnaires will be administered again three weeks after the completion of the prosthetic treatments. The impact of the use of removable dentures on test results will be evaluated. Additionally, during this session, patients will complete a patient satisfaction test regarding their dentures (OHIP-14 for patients with a removable partial denture indication, and OHIP-edent for patients with a complete denture indication). Patients will be called back after three months, and all tests will be repeated. The relationship between the Mini-Mental State Examination, the TUG test, and the OFC test with patient satisfaction will be assessed and any changes in test scores related to denture use will be investigated.