• Wearing dentures may affect a person's n

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    Wearing dentures may affect a person's nutrition
    First study to report results of matched health and dental records to
    assess nutrition levels

    Date:
    April 21, 2022
    Source:
    Regenstrief Institute
    Summary:
    Dentures may have a potentially negative impact on a person's
    overall nutrition, according to new research. The research team
    leveraged electronic dental and health records of 10,000+ patients
    to gain a better understanding of how oral health treatments
    affect individuals' overall health over time. The study found
    that people with dentures had a significant decline in nutrition
    markers. People who did not wear dentures did not experience this
    decline. This is believed to be the first study to report results
    of utilizing lab values of nutritional biomarkers and linking them
    with dental records.



    FULL STORY ========================================================================== Dentures may have a potentially negative impact on a person's overall nutrition, according to new research from Regenstrief Institute and
    Indiana University School of Dentistry. The research team leveraged
    electronic dental and health records to gain a better understanding of
    how oral health treatments affect individuals' overall health over time.


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    This is believed to be the first study to report the results of utilizing
    lab values of nutritional biomarkers and linking them with dental records.

    "Dentures are a significant change for a person. They do not provide
    the same chewing efficiency, which may alter eating habits," said senior
    author Thankam Thyvalikakath, DMD, MDS, PhD, director of the Regenstrief
    and IU School of Dentistry Dental Informatics program. "Dentists need
    to be aware of this and provide advice or a referral for nutrition
    counseling. These patients need support during the transition and possible continued monitoring." For the study, the research team matched the
    dental records of more than 10,000 patients in Indiana with medical
    laboratory data, specifically markers for malnutrition. The laboratory
    tests included complete blood count, basic metabolic profile and lipid
    and thyroid panel tests, among others. They compared the lab results
    from two years before a patient received dentures to the two years after.

    Researchers found that people with dentures had a significant decline
    in certain nutrition markers over those two years. People who did not
    wear dentures did not experience this decline. The marker levels were
    still within normal range, but researchers say there is the potential
    that the levels will continue to fall as more time passes. They urge
    dentists to be aware of this possibility.

    The next steps in this research area are to look at other factors that
    may influence nutrition, including insurance status and dental clinic characteristics.


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    ========================================================================== Journal Reference:
    1. Grace Gomez Felix Gomez, Sopanis D. Cho, Roshan Varghese, Divya
    Rajendran, George J. Eckert, Sruthi Surya Bhamidipalli, Theresa
    Gonzalez, Babar Ali Khan, Thankam Paul Thyvalikakath. Nutritional
    Assessment of Denture Wearers Using Matched Electronic
    Dental‐Health Record Data.

    Journal of Prosthodontics, 2022; DOI: 10.1111/jopr.13505 ==========================================================================

    Link to news story: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/04/220421100149.htm

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