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Relationship of tooth loss to mild memory impairment and cognitive impairment: findings from the fujiwara-kyo study

Nozomi Okamoto*, Masayuki Morikawa, Kensuke Okamoto, Noboru Habu, Junko Iwamoto, Kimiko Tomioka, Keigo Saeki, Motokazu Yanagi, Nobuko Amano and Norio Kurumatani

Behavioral and Brain Functions 2010, 6:77 doi:10.1186/1744-9081-6-77

relationship between cognitive dysfunction and dental health

anthony bryant   (2011-02-17 20:06)  dentist email

Assuming that dentists, dental hygenists and other health care professionals have good oral hygiene, it would be expected that this group would also have fewer problems with cognitive impairment.
May I suggest that testing elderly dental professionals would be a method of confirming your findings?

Competing interests

I am an elderly dentist (68) so have an interest from a personal and professional aspect

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