Association between chewing function and cognitive function in adults: A systematic review

Review question / Objective: Is there an association between masticatory function and cognitive function in adults? Condition being studied: The masticatory function is the ability and efficiency of chewing, the human being performs movements of the orofacial muscles which we call chewing and cognitive function is a set of actions where verbal and non-verbal activities are exercised, they are evaluated by means of objective or subjective tests or questionnaires. Information sources: The MEDLINE (PubMed), Embase, Scopus and SciELO will be searched by two independent reviewers. The search will be performed without restrictions on dates or language and included those conducted in human subjects.