The active mastication has not only role in food intake and digestion, but also in the maintaining and promotion of
the cognitive functions. It was demonstrated the increase of the blood supply in neuronal areas during mastication
due to the stimulation of dental baroreceptors, alveolar baroreceptors and masticatory muscles during. Chewing was
associated with greater alertness, more positive mood, faster reaction times, improved focus as well as with the
improvement of the learning ability. On the other part, epidemiologic studies found that elderly individuals with
high number of absent teeth are more likely to develop cognitive dysfunction, and neurodegenerative diseases like
Alzheimer and dementia