Publications by authors named "Senichi Suzuki"
Oral frailty is defined as the mild decline in oral function and located at the early and reversible stage of frailty. Therefore, early detection and early treatment of oral frailty is very useful. Simple and easy questionnaires, such as an oral frailty checklist, have been widely used for the screening and enlightenment of oral frailty of the Japanese people.
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- Rising healthcare costs in Japan present a significant economic challenge for the government, making cost prediction an important tool for policy making.
- A study analyzed data from over 30,000 public health insurance subjects in Ebina city, revealing a total healthcare cost of approximately JPY 13.5 billion, with a per capita cost of JPY 446,567.
- The findings indicated that medical healthcare costs were mainly influenced by previous year's costs, with dental healthcare costs having a minimal reducing effect on overall medical expenses, suggesting that oral health's impact on chronic diseases may be limited in this context.
Compromised oral health can alter food choices. Poor masticatory function leads to imbalanced food intake and undesirable nutritional status. The associations among nutritional status, oral health behavior, and self-assessed oral functions status were investigated using a community-based survey.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: This study evaluated the degree and rate of implant stability development for photofunctionalized dental implants in humans.
Materials And Methods: Thirty-three implants (7 patients) placed in the maxilla and immediate loaded were evaluated. Photofunctionalization was performed by treating implants with ultraviolet for 15 minutes immediately before placement.