Tongue brushing enhances the myoelectric activity of the suprahyoid muscles in older adults: a six-week randomized controlled trial.

Tongue brushing improves respiratory function in older adults. Considering connection between the respiratory-related and suprahyoid muscles, this study aimed to investigate whether tongue-brushing interventions can improve myoelectric activity during respiration. A six-week randomized controlled trial was conducted in Kitakyushu, Japan, with 50 participants aged ≥ 65 years.

Relationship between Self-Compassion and Uneasiness about the Professional Future among Dental Hygiene Students: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Purpose: To examine the self-compassion of dental hygiene students in Japan and the correlation between their self-compassion and uneasiness about their professional future.

Methods: This study was conducted from May to September 2021. Students were invited from three colleges and one university in Fukuoka Prefecture to take the survey.

Correlation between attitude towards dental care for older adults and ageism in dental students and clinical trainees: Cross-sectional study.

Introduction: Since the needs for dental care among older adults in Japan are expected to increase in the future, this study aimed to examine the influence of ageism among dental students and clinical trainees on the attitude towards the older adults in dental care.

Materials And Methods: In 2022, we conducted a questionnaire survey of 9th-, 11th-semester dental students and first-year clinical trainees enrolled at Kyushu Dental University, using the Japanese version of Ageism Scale for Dental Students (ASDS-J), Japanese version of Fraboni Scale of Ageism (FSA-J). Questions on intention to provide dental care to the older adults, relationships with the older adults and living with the older adults were also surveyed.

Correlation between Dietary Intake of Vitamins and Oral Health Behaviors: A Cross-Sectional Study.

This study aimed to investigate whether oral health behaviors were related to the dietary intake of vitamins. In this cross-sectional study, we included respondents of the 2016 national health and nutrition examination survey, and dental diseases from Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Data on sociodemographic characteristics, findings of blood tests related to metabolic syndrome, dietary intake, oral health status, and behaviors were collected.

Correlation of Salivary Occult Blood with the Plasma Concentration of Branched-Chain Amino Acids: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: Plasma branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) levels are predictors of glycometabolic disorders, leading to diabetes. Microbes, including periodontal pathogens, are thought to be associated with elevated plasma BCAA levels. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between salivary occult blood (SOB) and plasma BCAA levels in middle-aged Japanese individuals.