Relationship between Knowledge and Attitude toward Oral Function in Middle-Aged and Older Adults

Table 2

Oral hypofunction criteria.

Oral function	Cut-off criterion
Oral hygiene	Tongue coating index ≥ 50%
Oral dryness	Measured value with a moisture checker < 27.0
Occlusal force	Occlusal force <500 N
Tongue-lip motor function	Utterance count of /pa/, /ta/, /ka/<6/s
Tongue pressure	Maximum tongue pressure <30 kPa.
Masticatory function	Glucose concentration in the chewing test <100 mg/dL
Swallowing function	Total score in 10-item eating assessment tool ≥ 3