Hong Kong and Japan are similar in terms of facing the super-ageing society. Maintaining oral function in elderly is particularly important because it affects social, physical and mental health to the people and to the society. By using technology seems to be one of the solutions in dealing with this. Thus, this project aims at using state-of-the-art Age-tech that have been used in Japan to implement "Oral Frailty" concept in Hong Kong. Through identifying oral biomechanical in elderly population, the investigators expect the situation can be improved, and the data analysed and collected can be useful and impactful that can influence the dental communities around Southeast Asia and the globe.
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Occlusal force assessment
Timeframe: The 1, 30, 90, and 120 days after recruitment. The investigators wanted to see if exercise would help oral muscle performance, there's a lack of data on this, so the investigator couldn't determine a change over time.
Masticatory efficiency
Timeframe: The 1, 30, 90, and 120 days after recruitment. The investigators wanted to see if exercise would help oral muscle performance, there's a lack of data on this, so the investigator couldn't determine a change over time.
Tongue function assessment
Timeframe: The 1, 30, 90, and 120 days after recruitment. The investigators wanted to see if exercise would help oral muscle performance, but there's a lack of data on improving this function, so the investigator couldn't determine a change over time.
Dry mouth
Timeframe: The 1, 30, 90, and 120 days after recruitment.
Oral health-related quality of life
Timeframe: The 1, 30, 90, and 120 days after recruitment.