[A lifetime of proper chewing: oral health and quality of life].

Being able to chew properly is crucial to a good quality of life. This, in turn, is based on good oral health. This not only applies to healthy people, but also to those who are vulnerable.

Determinants of early lexical acquisition: Effects of word- and child-level factors on Dutch children's acquisition of words.

Previous research on the effects of word-level factors on lexical acquisition has shown that frequency and concreteness are most important. Here, we investigate CDI data from 1,030 Dutch children, collected with the short form of the Dutch CDI, to address (i) how word-level factors predict lexical acquisition, once child-level factors are controlled, (ii) whether effects of these word-level factors vary with word class and age, and (iii) whether any interactions with age are due to differences in receptive vocabulary. Mixed-effects regressions yielded effects of frequency and concreteness, but not of word class and phonological factors (e.

[Botox injections in salivary glands in Parkinson's disease].

A 62-year-old lady is referred to a geriatric dentist because of sudden increased caries activity. She is suffering from Parkinson's disease. Saliva loss, or drooling, had such a negative impact on her quality of life that,she had been treated with Botox injections into her glandula parotis on both sides on referral from the neurologist until about a year ago.

[The objective oral health of Parkinson's disease patients].

In this article, the results of a research project on the objective oral health of Parkinson's disease patients, related to the duration and the progression of the disease, are reported. Participants were 74 patients with Parkinson's disease and 74 control persons. All participants were orally examined.

[The subjective oral health of Parkinson's disease patients].

This article comprises a report on a research project on the subjective oral health of Parkinson's disease patients, related to the duration and the progression of the disease. Participants were 74 patients with Parkinson's disease and a 74-person control group. All participants were interviewed about educational level, smoking habits, length of time since the last oral health consultation, number of oral health consultations during the previous 5 years, daily oral care, type of toothbrush used, chewing problems, biting problems, loss of taste, burning mouth, xerostomia, halitosis, remaining food particles, painful and bleeding gums, tooth mobility, toothache and tooth sensitivity.