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     Review Article 
     Nutrition for geriatric denture patients 
     Kranti Ashoknath Bandodkar, Meena Aras 
     Department of Prosthodontics, Goa Dental College and Hospital, Bambolim, Goa, India 
     For correspondence 
     Kranti A. Bandodkar, H. No. 346/A, Cavorim, Chandor, Salcete, Goa - 403714, India. E-mail: shreyacolvenkar@gmail.com 
     Perfect health is a prize that has been the goal of mankind throughout all ages. Nutrition provides substrates 
     essential for expression of genetic heritage. It follows therefore, that nutrition might influence the occurrence and 
     severity of degenerative diseases that are associated with aging. Nutritional problems may result from changes 
     associated with aging process itself, from disease or other medical conditions, from interactions with medications, 
     or from all of these. This review summarizes articles that describe the changes in diet associated with aging. 
     Key words: Nutrition, geriatrics, complete denture, nutritional analysis 
     INTRODUCTION                                                  AGING FACTORS THAT AFFECT NUTRITIONAL 
                                                                             [2-20] 
                                                                   STATUS
      Proper	nutrition	is	essential	to	the	health	and	com­
     fort	of	oral	tissues	and	healthy	tissues	enhance	the	         Physiological factors 
     possibility	of	successful	prosthodontic	treatment	in	 €	 With	a	decline	in	lean	body	mass	in	the	elderly,	
     the	elderly.	                                                    caloric	needs	decrease	and	risk	of	falling	increases.	
      In	patients	with	partial	or	complete	tooth	loss,	pros­       €	 Vitamin	D	deficiency	in	turn,	is	a	major	cause	of	
     thetic	therapy	may	be	im­portant	to	maintain	or	re­              metabolic	bone	disease	in	the	elderly.	
     store	masticatory	function.	However,	many	other	fac­          €	 Declines	in	gastric	acidity	often	occur	with	age	
     tors	also	are	essential	for	the	nutritional	status	of	older	     and	can	cause	malabsorption	of	food­bound	vita­
     adults.	Thus,	many	age­related	medical	problems	and	             min	B12.	
     diseases	have	nutri­tional	aspects	and	the	patient’s	 €	 Many	nutrient	de­ficiencies	common	in	the	elderly,	
     socioeconomic	status	and	dietary	habits	have	a	pro­              including	zinc	and	vitamin	B6,	seem	to	result	in	
     found	influence	on	their	dietary	selection.	The	dental	          decreased	or	modified	immune	responses.	
     team	must	be	aware	of	these	potential	detrimental	ef­         €	 Dehydration,	caused	by	declines	in	kidney	func­
     fects	of	dental	treatment	and	provide	counteractive	             tion	and	total	body	water	metabolism,	is	a	major	
     dietary	guidance.	Problems	vary	with	the	patient	and	            concern	in	the	older	population.	
     the	dental	condition,	so	suggestions	must	be	tailored	        €	 Overt	deficiency	of	several	vitamins	is	associated	
     to	meet	the	patient’s	specific	needs.	This	article	de­           with	neurological	and/or	behavioral	impairment	
     scribes	associations	between	oral	health	and	nutri­              B1	(thiamin),	B2,	niacin,	B6	[pyridoxine],	B12,	fo­
     tional	status	among	geriatric	denture	patients	                  liate,	pantothenic	acid,	vitamin	C	and	vitamin	E).	
                                       [1] 
     NUTRITIONAL OBJECTIVES                                        Psychosocial factors 
                                                                   €	 A	host	of	life­situational	factors	increase	nutritional	
     1.	 To	establish	a	balanced	diet	which	is	consistent	            risk	in	elders.	
         with	the	physical,	social,	psychological	and	eco­         €	 Elders,	particularly	at	risk,	include	those	living	
         nomic	background	of	the	patient.	                            alone,	the	physically	handicapped	with	insuffi­
     2.	 To	provide	temporary	dietary	supportive	treatment,	          cient	care,	the	isolated,	those	with	chronic	disease	
         directed	towards	specific	goals	such	as	carries	             and/or	restrictive	diets,	reduced	economic	status	
         control,	postoperative	healing,	or	soft	tissue	condi­        and	the	oldest	old.	
         tioning.	
     3.	 To	interpret	factors	peculiar	to	the	denture	age	group	   Functional factors 
         of	patients,	which	may	relate	to	or	complicate	 €	 Functional	disabilities	such	as	arthritis,	stroke,	
         nutritional	therapy.	                                        vision,	or	hearing	impairment,	can	affect	nutritional	
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        status	indirectly.	                                         oldest	old	Iowans	sampled.[5] 
     Pharmacological factors                                    Effects of dentures on taste and swallowing 
     €	 Most	elders	take	several	prescription	and	over­the­     €	 A	full	upper	denture	can	have	an	impact	on	taste	
        counter	medications	daily.	                                 and	swallowing	ability.	
     €	 Prescription	drugs	are	the	primary	cause	of	anor­       €	 The	hard	palate	contains	taste	buds,	so	taste	sen­
        exia,	nausea,	vomiting,	gastrointestinal	disturbances,	     sitivity	may	be	reduced	when	an	upper	denture	
        xerostomia,	taste	loss	and	interference	with	nutri­         covers	the	hard	palate.	As	a	result,	swallowing	
        ent	absorp­tion	and	utilization.	These	conditions	          can	be	poorly	coordinated	and	dentures	can	be­
        can	lead	to	nutrient	deficiencies,	weight	loss	and	         come	a	major	contributing	factor	to	death	from	
        ultimate	malnutrition.	                                     choking.	
     ORAL FACTORS THAT AFFECT DIET AND  Effects of dentures on chewing ability 
                                 [2-9] 
     NUTRITIONAL STATUS                                         €	 As	adults	age,	they	tend	to	use	more	strokes	and	
                                                                    chew	longer,	to	prepare	food	for	swallowing.	
     Xerostomia                                                 €	 Masticatory	efficiency	in	complete	denture	wearers	
     €	 Xerostomia	affects	almost	one	in	five	older	adults.	        is	approximately	80%	lower	than	in	people	with	
        Xerostomia	is	associated	with	difficulties	in	chew­         intact	natural	dentition.	
        ing	and	swallowing,	all	of	which	can	adversely	
        affect	food	selection	and	contribute	to	poor	nutri­     Effect of dentures on food choices, diet quality 
        tional	status.	                                         and general health 
     €	 The	use	of	drugs	with	hypo	salivary	side	effects	       €	 The	effect	of	dentures	on	nutritional	status	varies	
                                                                                                [6] 
        may	have	deleterious	influence	on	denture	bearing	          greatly	among	individuals.
                [2] 
        tissues.                                                   1.	 Some	people	compensate	for	decline	in	mastica­
     €	 Deficient	masticatory	performance	leads	to	consump­            tory	ability	by	choosing	processed	or	cooked	
        tion	of	more	drugs,	than	those	with	superior	per­              foods	rather	than	fresh	food	and	by	chewing	
                  [3] 
        formance.                                                      longer	before	swallowing.	
                                                                   2.	 Others	may	eliminate	entire	food	groups	from	
     Sense of taste and smell                                          their	diets.	
     €	 Age­related	changes	in	taste	and	smell	may	alter	              Dentate	adults	tend	to	eat	more	fruits	and	veg­
        food	choice	and	decrease	diet	quality	in	some	people.	         etables	than	full­denture	wearers.[7] 
        Factors	contributing	to	this	reported	decreased	 €	 Replacing	ill­fitting	dentures	with	new	ones	does	
        function	may	include	health	disorders,	medications,	        not	necessarily	result	in	significant	improvements	
                                                                                      [6] 
        oral	hygiene,	denture	use	and	smoking.	                     in	dietary	intake.
     €	 Sense	of	smell	decreases	markedly	with	age,	much	       €	 Similarly,	exchanging	optimal	complete	dentures	
        more	rapidly	then	the	sense	of	taste.	Diminished	           for	implant­supported	dentures,	has	not	resulted	
                                     [2] 
        taste	is	the	result	of	aging.                               in	significant	improvement	in	food	selection	or	
     €	 Sensory	changes	may	diminish	the	appeal	of	some	            nutrient	intake.[7] 
        foods	(e.g.,	sensitivity	to	the	bitterness	of	crucifer­
        ous	vegetables),	limiting	their	consumption	and	        Nutrient needs of the elderly 
        potential	health	benefits	function.	                     The	oral	aspects	of	aging	as	related	to	nutritional	
                                                                deficiencies,	have	been	reviewed	in	dental	literature,	
     Oral infectious conditions                                 wherein	many	of	the	degenerative	changes	seen	in	the	
                                                                                                                 [8-14] 
     €	 Periodontal	disease	also	increases	with	age	and	 oral	cavity	may	be	due	to	essential	nutrients.
        may	be	exacerbated	by	nutritional	deficiencies.	
                                                                Energy 
     Dentate status                                             €	 Energy	needs	decline	with	age	due	to	a	decrease	in	
     €	 Poor	oral	health	leads	to	impaired	masticatory	             basal	metabolism	and	decreased	physical	activity.	
        function.	Whether	MF	plays	a	role	in	food	selec­        €	 Cross­sectional	surveys	show	that	the	average	energy	
        tion	is	still	matter	of	debate,	but	impaired	mastica­       consumption	of	65­74	year	old	women	is	about	
        tory	function	leads	to	inadequate	food	choice	and	          1300	kilocalories	(Kcal)	and	1800	Kcal	for	men	of	
                                         [4] 
        therefore	alter	nutrition	intake.                           the	same	age.	
     €	 The	presence	of	natural	teeth	and	well	fitting	den­     €	 Deficiency	causes	dull,	dry,	sparse	easily	plucked	
        tures	were	associated	with	higher	and	more	varied	          hair,	parotid	gland	enlargement,	muscle	wast­
        nutrition	intakes	and	greater	dietary	quality,	in	the	      ing,	pallor,	pale	atrophic	tongue,	spoon	nails	and	
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        pale	conjunctiva.	                                           gram	of	difference	in	dietary	fiber	intake	between	
                                                                     the	dentate	and	edentulous,	could	lead	to	approxi­
                                                                                                                        [16] 
     Calories                                                        mately	2%	increased	risk	of	myocardial	infarction.
     €	 Caloric	requirements	decrease	with	advancing	age,	
        owing	to	reduced	energy	expenditures	and	a	de­           Water 
                                         [10] 
        crease	in	basal	metabolic	rate.                          €	 Elderly	are	particularly	susceptible	to	negative	water	
     €	 The	mean	RDA	is	1600	Kcal	for	women	and	2400	                balance,	usually	caused	by	excessive	water	loss	
                                                                                                 [17] 
        Kcal	for	men.	                                               through	damaged	kidney.
                                                                 €	 Inadequate	intake	of	fluid	by	the	elderly	will	lead	
     Protein                                                         to	rapid	dehydration	and	associated	problems	such	
     €	 As	the	patients	become	older,	the	amount	of	pro­             as	hypotension,	elevated	body	temperature	and	
                                 [13] 
        tein	required	increases.                                     dryness	of	the	mucosa,	decreased	urine	output	and	
     €	 Protein	depletion	of	body	stores	in	the	elderly,	is	         mental	confusion.	
        seen	primarily	as	a	decrease	of	the	skeletal	muscle	     €	 Under	normal	conditions,	fluid	intake	should	be	at	
                                                          [12] 
        mass.	Proteins	is	a	must	for	denture	wearers.                least	30	ml	per	kg	body	weight	per	day.	
     €	 The	RDA	for	proteins,	for	persons	aged	51	and	
        over,	is	0.8­g	protein/kg	body	weight	per	day.	(56	      Vitamin A 
        gms	for	males	and	46	gms	for	females,	or	9	and	          €	 The	RDA	for	vitamin	A	is	800­1000	micrograms	
        10%	respectively,	of	the	recommended	calorie	in­             RE. 
        take).	However,	because	of	the	general	decline	in	       €	 Vitamin	A	in	food	occurs in	two	forms:	retinal,	or	
        energy	intake,	as	age	increases,	the	recommenda­             active	Vitamin	A	in	animal	foods	(liver,	milk	and	
        tion	is	that	the	elderly	should	satisfy	12%	or	more	         milk	products	and	beta­carotene	or	pro­vitamin	A,	
        of	their	energy	intake	with	protein­rich	foods.	             found	in	deep	green	and	yellow	fruits	and	veg­
     €	 The	best	sources	of	proteins	for	the	elderly	diet	are	       etables	(apricots,	carrots,	spinach).	
        dairy	products,	poultry,	meats	and	fish	in	the	boiled	   €	 Deficiency	causes	Bitot’s	spots	(eyes),	conjunctival	
        and	not	dried	form.	Nuts,	grains,	legumes	and	               and	corneal	xerosis	(dryness),	xerosis	of	skin,	fol­
        vegetables	contain	protein,	which	if	eaten	in	the	           licular	hyperkeratosis,	decreased	salivary	flow,	
        proper	combination,	is	of	the	same	quality	as	ani­           dryness	and	keratosis	of	oral	mucosa	and	decreased	
        mal	sources	of	protein.	                                     taste	acuity.	
     €	 Deficiency	of	proteins	causes	edema.	                    €	 Long	standing	deficiency	may	cause	hyperplasia	
                                                                                                                       [11] 
                                                                     of	the	gums,	as	well	as	generalized	gingivitis.
     Carbohydrates 
     €	 The	elderly	consume	a	large	proportion	of	their	         VITAMIN B COMPLEX 
        calories	as	carbohydrates,	possibly	at	the	expense	
        of	protein,	because	of	their	low	cost,	ability	to	be	    Thiamine 
        stored	without	refrigeration	and	ease	of	prepara­        €	 Evidence	of	thiamine	deficiency	occurs	most	often	
        tion.	                                                       in	the	poor,	institutionalized	and	alcoholic	seg­
     €	 The	recommended	range	of	intake	is	50	to	60	per	             ment	of	the	elderly	population.	
        cent	of	total	calories.	                                 €	 The	RDA	has	been	set	at	0.5	per	1000	calories,	or	
     €	 Food	sources	include	grains	and	cereals,	vegetables,	        at	least	1	mg	daily.	
        fruits	and	dairy	products.	                              €	 Food	sources	include	meats	(especially	pork	and	
                                                                     chicken),	peas,	whole	grains,	fortified	grains,	cere­
     Fiber                                                           als	and	yeast.	
     €	 An	important	component	of	complex	carbohydrates	         €	 Deficiency	causes	beriberi.	
        is	fiber,	which	promotes	bowel	function,	may	re­
        duce	serum	cholesterol	and	is	thought	to	prevent	        Vitamin B6 deficiency (pyridoxine) 
        diverticular	disease.	                                   €	 Ranges	from	50	to	90%	of	the	elderly	affected,	which	
     €	 Fiber	in	the	form	of	bran	is	frequently	added	to	dry	        may	be	an	important	cause	of	the	increased	preva­
        cereals	and	breads,	but	vegetable	fiber	is	more	ef­          lence	of	the	carpal	tunnel	syndrome	(an	inflamed	
                                     [14] 
        fective	and	less	expensive.                                  tendon	attached	to	the	wrist	bone.)	in	the	elderly.	
     €	 Reduced	selection	of	foods	rich	in	fiber	that	are	       €	 The	RDA	is	1.2­1.4	mg. 
        hard	to	chew,	could	provoke	gastrointestinal	dis­        €	 Deficiency	causes	nasolabial	seborrhea,	glossitis.	
        turbances	in	some	edentulous	elderly,	with	defi­
        cient	masticatory	performance.[15]                       Vitamin B12 (riboflavin) 
     €	 A	study	conducted	on	the	impact	of	edentulousness	       €	 The	RDA	is	3.0	microgram.	
        on	nutrition	and	food	intake,	inferred	that	even	1	      €	 Is	found	in	kidney,	heart,	milk,	eggs,	liver	and	
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        green	leafy	vegetables.	                                     which	may	be	related	to	negative	balance	of	cal­
     €	 Deficiency	causes	nasolabial	seborrhea,	fissuring	           cium,	which	contributes	to	development	of	os­
        and	redness	of	eyelid	corners	and	mouth	magenta­             teoporosis.[13] 
                                                   [11] 
        colored	tongue	and	genital	dermatosis.
                                                                  Iron 
     Vitamin C                                                    €	 A	recent	review	concluded	that	the	prevalence	of	
     €	 The	RDA	is	about	60	microgram.                               iron	deficiency,	is	relatively	rare	among	the	healthy	
     €	 Food	sources	include	citrus	fruits,	tomatoes,	pota­          elderly.	When	anemia	is	found	in	an	older	person,	
        toes	and	leafy	vegetables.	                                  blood	loss	should	be	suspected.	
     €	 Deficiency	causes	spongy,	bleeding	gums,	petechiae,	      €	 The	RDA	for	iron	is	10	mg.	
                                                   [13] 
        delayed	healing	tissues,	painful	joints.                     Good	food	sources	include	meat,	fish,	poultry,	whole	
                                                                     grains,	fortified	breads	and	cereals,	leafy	green	
     Vitamin D                                                       vegetables,	dried	beans	and	peas.	
     €	 The	elderly	are	frequently	deficient	in	Vitamin	D	        €	 Deficiency	causes	burning	tongue,	dry	mouth,	
                                                                                                        [11] 
        because	of	lack	of	sun	exposure	and	an	inability	to	         anemia’s	and	angular	cheilosis.
        synthesize	Vitamin	D	in	skin	and	convert	it	in	the	
        kidney.	Vitamin	D	is	found	in	fish	liver	oils.	           Zinc 
     €	 The	RDA	is	5	microgram.	                                  €	 Zinc	utilization	declines	with	advancing	age,	be­
     €	 Deficiency	causes	bowlegs,	beading	of	ribs.	                 cause	intestinal	absorption	decreases	after	the	age	
                                                                     of	65	years.	
     Vitamin E                                                    €	 The	RDA	is	15	mg.	
     €	 Vitamin	E	deficiency	in	the	elderly	does	not	seem	        €	 Good	sources	of	zinc	are	animal	products,	whole	
        to	be	a	problem.	Total	plasma	vitamin	E	levels	              grains	and	dried	beans.	
        increase	with	age.	                                       €	 Deficiency	causes	decreased	taste	acuity,	mental	
     €	 The	RDA	is	8­10	mg	alpha­TE.                                 lethargy	and	slow	wound	healing.	
     MINERALS                                                     MODIFIED FOOD PYRAMID DIAGRAM 
      A	study	conducted	by	J.	Crystal	Braxter	illustrated	         A	new	food	pyramid	has	been	designed	for	people	
     deficiencies	in	magnesium,	fluoride,	folic	acid,	zinc	and	   aged	70	years	and	above,	to	reflect	the	unique	needs	
                                           [18]                                   [9] 
     calcium,	in	the	geriatric	population.                        of	older	people    [Figure	1].	
                                                                                                    [9] 
     Folic acid                                                   Assessing nutritional status
     €	 Economically	deprived	urban	blacks	and	institu­
        tionalized	elderly	are	at	the	most	risk of foliate	       Triphasic nutritional analysis 
        deficiency.	                                               Phase 1 
     €	 RDA	is	500	microgram.	                                     The	first	phase	should	be	used	to	screen	all	patients	
     €	 Good	food	sources	of	folic	acid	include	leafy	green	      and	consists	of	obtaining	information	from	a	medical­
        vegetables,	oranges,	liver,	legumes	and	yeast.	           social	history,	screening	for	clinical	signs	of	deficiency,	
     €	 Deficiency	causes	megaloblastic	anemia,	mouth	 conducting	selected	anthropometrical	measurements	
        ulcers,	glossodynia,	glossitis,	stomatitis.	              and	assessing	the	adequacy	of	dietary	intake.	
     Calcium                                                      Qualitative dietary assessment 
     €·	 The	recommended	daily	allowance	of	calcium	is	            The	purpose	of	the	dietary	assessment	is	to	deter­
        800	mg/day.	                                              mine	what	an	individual	is	eating	now,	what	he	or	
     €	 Because	calcium	absorption	is	decreased	in	the	 she	has	eaten	in	the	past	and	recent	changes	in	the	
        elderly	(lack	of	hydrochloric	acid	in	the	stomach),	      diet.	A	questionnaire	has	been	developed	to	identify	
        the	calcium	must	be	acidulated	before	digestion.	         older	individuals	with	nutritional	problems	(Vogt	et 
     €	 Lactase	deficiency	resulting	in	lactose	intolerance	      al,	1995)	[Tables	1	and	2].	This	questionnaire	may	be	
        is	also	common	in	elderly	persons.	This	is	another	       administered	by	health	care	professionals	and	applied	
        reason	for	modifying	the	milk	for	elderly	persons.[19]    in	both	inpatient	and	outpatient	settings.	
     €	 Food	sources	of	calcium	include	milk	and	milk	             If	potential	nutritional	problems	are	detected,	based	
        products,	dried	beans	and	peas,	canned	Salmon,	           on	any	of	these	parameters,	the	nutritional	evaluation	
        leafy	green	vegetables	and	tofu.	                         should	progress	to	Phase	II.	However,	if	at	the	conclu­
     €	 Elderly	patients	with	complete	dentures	often	ex­         sion	of	Phase	I,	enough	information	is	available	to	
        perience	a	rapid	and	excessive	ridge	resorption,	         ensure	a	rational	basis	for	therapy,	the	nutritional	
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