Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jun 9, 2025

Highlighting and Reducing the Impact of Negative Aging Stereotypes During Older Adults' Cognitive Testing
Published on: January 24, 2020
Teeth, Health, and Mind: Understanding the Interplay of Social Determinants and Cognitive Decline in Older Adults
Di Shang1, Cynthia Williams2, Giang Vu2
1University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
Abstract:
The study examines the association between social determinants of health, tooth loss, and cognitive decline. Using regression models, the 2020 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance data examined the study objective; it included 32,663 older adults who reported on cognitive status. Results suggested that older adults missing more than five teeth or unable to work are 1.61 times and 6.84 times more likely to report cognitive decline, respectively. Older adults with higher education and higher household incomes are less likely to report cognitive decline. Results suggested that older adults with no diabetes or who never smoked are 31% and 39% less likely to report a cognitive decline. The results suggested a significant association between tooth loss and cognitive decline among social determinants of health. A comprehensive approach to affect cognitive decline should include oral and social health strategies.
More Related Videos
Related Concept Videos
Cognitive Development During Adulthood
Language and Cognition
Aging
Cellular Clock Theory
The cellular clock theory posits that the human lifespan is closely tied to the finite capacity of cells to divide, a phenomenon governed by telomeres, which are protective caps at the ends of...
Alzheimer's Disease: Overview
The clinical diagnosis of AD hinges on the presence of memory and other cognitive impairments. Biomarkers, such as changes in Aβ...
Cognitivism
Previously dominated by behaviorism, which prioritized observable behaviors and largely ignored mental processes, psychology transformed in the 1950s. Cognitive psychologists argue that understanding how we think and process...
Social Cognitive Perspective on Personality

