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From : ScienceDaily
Date : Thu Apr 21 2022 22:30:48

 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.



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

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