- key: tay2026
  doi: 10.1177/00220345251363851
  claim: A Singapore observational cohort related perceived masticatory function to
    mortality and used a doubly robust causal-inference analysis; it did not test
    prosthetic treatment.
  pmid: '40947960'
  title: 'Perceived Masticatory Function and Mortality: A Causal Study'
  authors:
  - Tay JRH
  - Cooray U
  - Chan A
  - Tonetti MS
  - Nascimento GG
  - Peres MA
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  year: '2026'
  volume: '105'
  issue: '1'
  pages: 95-102
  verified: 2026-10-05 crossref+pubmed
- key: abe2022
  doi: 10.1038/s41440-022-00976-3
  claim: The cross-sectional Shimane CoHRE study associated masticatory performance
    and denture non-use in some tooth-loss groups with hypertension.
  pmid: '35869286'
  title: 'Reduced masticatory performance and not using dentures are associated with
    hypertension in older adults with tooth loss: the Shimane CoHRE study'
  authors:
  - Abe T
  - Tominaga K
  - Ando Y
  - Hamano T
  - Yano S
  - Isomura M
  - Nabika T
  journal: Hypertens Res
  year: '2022'
  volume: '45'
  issue: '10'
  pages: 1553-1562
  verified: 2026-10-05 crossref+pubmed
- key: fushida2021
  doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.752667
  claim: The longitudinal Suita study associated lower masticatory performance with
    metabolic syndrome development in men; the nutritional pathway was not directly
    measured.
  title: 'Lower Masticatory Performance Is a Risk for the Development of the Metabolic
    Syndrome: The Suita Study'
  authors:
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  - Kosaka T
  - Nakai M
  - Kida M
  - Nokubi T
  - Kokubo Y
  - Watanabe M
  - Miyamoto Y
  - Ono T
  - Ikebe K
  journal: Front Cardiovasc Med
  year: '2021'
  volume: '8'
  verified: 2026-10-05 crossref+pubmed
  pmid: '34901213'
  pages: '752667'
- key: hamrah2025
  doi: 10.1265/ehpm.25-00284
  claim: The Aichi Workers study cross-sectionally associated higher fasting glucose
    with chewing difficulty and explicitly called for prospective or interventional
    evidence for causality.
  pmid: '41339060'
  title: 'Association between fasting blood glucose level and difficulty with chewing:
    the Aichi Workers'' Cohort Study'
  authors:
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  - Song Z
  - Hong Y
  - Akter T
  - Nuamah HG
  - Gondo N
  - Matsunaga M
  - Ota A
  - Takada M
  - Otsuka R
  - Tamakoshi K
  - Yatsuya H
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  year: '2025'
  volume: '30'
  issue: '0'
  pages: '95'
  verified: 2026-10-05 crossref+pubmed
- key: marito2022
  doi: 10.3390/nu14061279
  claim: A cross-sectional study examined oral health, dietary intake and blood pressure,
    supporting a dietary hypothesis without establishing mediation or treatment benefit.
  pmid: '35334938'
  title: 'The Association of Dietary Intake, Oral Health, and Blood Pressure in Older
    Adults: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study'
  authors:
  - Marito P
  - Hasegawa Y
  - Tamaki K
  - Sta Maria MT
  - Yoshimoto T
  - Kusunoki H
  - Tsuji S
  - Wada Y
  - Ono T
  - Sawada T
  - Kishimoto H
  - Shinmura K
  journal: Nutrients
  year: '2022'
  volume: '14'
  issue: '6'
  pages: '1279'
  verified: 2026-10-05 crossref+pubmed
- key: strobe2007
  doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040296
  claim: STROBE recommends transparent reporting of observational design, selection,
    measurements, analyses and limitations.
  title: 'The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology
    (STROBE) statement: guidelines for reporting observational studies'
  authors:
  - von Elm E
  - Altman DG
  - Egger M
  - Pocock SJ
  - Gøtzsche PC
  - Vandenbroucke JP
  - STROBE Initiative
  journal: PLoS Med
  year: '2007'
  volume: '4'
  issue: '10'
  pages: e296
  verified: 2026-10-05 crossref+pubmed
  pmid: '17941714'
- key: record2015
  doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001885
  claim: RECORD extends observational reporting to routine health data, including
    coding, cohort derivation and linkage transparency.
  pmid: '26440803'
  title: The REporting of studies Conducted using Observational Routinely-collected
    health Data (RECORD) statement
  authors:
  - Benchimol EI
  - Smeeth L
  - Guttmann A
  - Harron K
  - Moher D
  - Petersen I
  - Sørensen HT
  - von Elm E
  - Langan SM
  - RECORD Working Committee
  journal: PLoS Med
  year: '2015'
  volume: '12'
  issue: '10'
  pages: e1001885
  verified: 2026-10-05 crossref+pubmed
- key: tripod2024
  doi: 10.1136/bmj-2023-078378
  claim: TRIPOD+AI specifies reporting for development and evaluation of clinical
    prediction models, including data, model methods and performance.
  pmid: '38626948'
  title: 'TRIPOD+AI statement: updated guidance for reporting clinical prediction
    models that use regression or machine learning methods'
  authors:
  - Collins GS
  - Moons KGM
  - Dhiman P
  - Riley RD
  - Beam AL
  - Van Calster B
  - Ghassemi M
  - Liu X
  - Reitsma JB
  - van Smeden M
  - Boulesteix AL
  - Camaradou JC
  - Celi LA
  - Denaxas S
  - Denniston AK
  - Glocker B
  - Golub RM
  - Harvey H
  - Heinze G
  - Hoffman MM
  - Kengne AP
  - Lam E
  - Lee N
  - Loder EW
  - Maier-Hein L
  - Mateen BA
  - McCradden MD
  - Oakden-Rayner L
  - Ordish J
  - Parnell R
  - Rose S
  - Singh K
  - Wynants L
  - Logullo P
  journal: BMJ
  year: '2024'
  volume: '385'
  pages: e078378
  verified: 2026-10-05 crossref+pubmed