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The effect of impaired oral function on the decline of human learning and memory.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15K11172
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Prosthodontics/ Dental materials science and
Research InstitutionIwate Medical University

Principal Investigator

Kobayashi Takuya  岩手医科大学, 歯学部, 准教授 (50382635)

Project Period (FY) 2015-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥2,990,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥690,000)
Keywords口腔機能 / 脳機能 / 脳活動 / 海馬 / 前頭前野 / VBM / 認知機能 / fMRI / 歯の喪失 / 脳 / 口腔機能障害 / 脳賦活 / 無歯顎 / 記憶学習
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The person requiring care are increasing with the increase while aging advances in the world. Dementia causing the need of care becomes big problem. In the dentistry domain, it is reported in much crossing studies that the oral situation of the dementia patient is poor. On the other hand, the study is pushed forward about the relations with oral cavity function and brain function. It is reported that oral cavity function is closely related to a brain function, but there are yet many any questions. Therefore, this study compared the brain capacity of the person of toothed jaw with the edentulous jaw person to consider whether loss of teeth gave the structural change in the brain. Present results suggested that the loss of teeth might reduce the capacity of the brain part that participated in memory, learning, the recognition.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

歯の喪失によって咀嚼能力が低下し,咬むことによる脳への刺激が少なくなるために,脳の認知領域の退行性変化が起こる可能性が議論されてきた.歯の喪失が脳に器質的変化を与えるかを調べることを目的とし,無歯顎者と有歯顎者の灰白質および白質における脳容積を比較した.その結果,歯の喪失は記憶・学習・認知に関与する脳部位の容積を低下させる原因因子となる可能性が示唆された.
これまで歯科領域では,歯の喪失によって咀嚼能力が低下し,咬むことによる脳への刺激が少なくなるために,脳の認知領域の退行性変化が起こる可能性が議論されてきたが,それを裏付けるデータの一助となる意味で学術的意義がある.

Report

(5 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All 2018 2017

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results) Presentation (3 results)

  • [Journal Article] Effects of tooth loss on brain structure: a voxel-based morphometry study2018

    • Author(s)
      T Kobayashi, M Kubota, T Takahashi, A Nakasato, T Nomura, J Furuya, H Kondo.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Prosthodontic Research

      Volume: 62 Issue: 3 Pages: 337-341

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.jpor.2017.12.007

    • NAID

      130007458282

    • ISSN
      1883-1958, 1883-9207
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report 2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] 義歯治療における咬合力の上昇が脳活動に及ぼす影響2018

    • Author(s)
      中里文香,小林琢也,久保田将史,野村太郎,米澤悠,米澤紗織,佐藤宏明,道又俊,近藤尚知
    • Organizer
      日本補綴歯科学会第127回学術大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 義歯治療による咬合力の上昇が脳活動に及ぼす影響2018

    • Author(s)
      中里文香,小林琢也,久保田将史,野村太郎,米澤悠,米澤紗織,佐藤宏明,道又俊,近藤尚知
    • Organizer
      日本補綴歯科学会第127回学術大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 義歯装着者における口腔機能の改善が脳活動ならびに認知機能に及ぼす影響2017

    • Author(s)
      中里文香、小林琢也、久保田将史、折祖研太、安藝紗織、近藤尚知
    • Organizer
      日本補綴歯科学会第126回学術大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report

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Published: 2015-04-16   Modified: 2020-03-30  

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