Masticatory performance in patients with jaw muscle pain: A case–control study
IntroductionMasticatory function is often impaired in patients with painful temporomandibular disorders (TMD); therefore, more detailed studies on comminution and mixing ability are warranted in well-defined TMD patients with chronic myalgia.
Samaa Al Sayegh +9 more
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The Effects of Lesions in the Dorsolateral Pons on the Coordination of Swallowing and Breathing in Awake Goats [PDF]
The purpose of this retrospective study was to gain insight into the contribution of the dorsolateral pons to the coordination of swallowing and breathing in awake goats.
Bonis, Joshua M. +7 more
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Investigating the impact of curing system on structure-property relationship of natural rubber modified with brewery by-product and ground tire rubber [PDF]
The application of wastes as a filler/reinforcement phase in polymers is a new strategy to modify the performance properties and reduce the price of biocomposites.
Cañavate Ávila, Francisco Javier +5 more
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Alteration of Mastication Force via Intraoral Closed-Loop Electrical Stimulation
Mastication plays an important role in effective food digestion and nutrient absorption. Therefore, regulating masticatory force in people with declining mastication function is significant for maintaining health and quality of life.
Junxiang Zheng +7 more
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Mastication-Enhanced Taste-Based Classification of Multi-Ingredient Dishes for Robotic Cooking
Chefs frequently rely on their taste to assess the content and flavor of dishes during cooking. While tasting the food, the mastication process also provides continuous feedback by exposing the taste receptors to food at various stages of chewing.
Grzegorz Sochacki +2 more
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Fragmentation of a viscoelastic food by human mastication
Fragment-size distributions have been studied experimentally in masticated viscoelastic food (fish sausage).The mastication experiment in seven subjects was examined.
Bilt +17 more
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Release of Mast Cell Tryptase into Saliva: A Tool to Diagnose Food Allergy by a Mucosal Challenge Test? [PDF]
Background: Our aim was to examine whether measurement of the saliva mast cell tryptase (MCT) concentrations before and after a mucosal challenge test with the offending food would be helpful in diagnosing food allergy.
Alexander Arnold +11 more
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Statistical study of aca-talasemia, a review of thirty-eight cases appearing in the literatures [PDF]
1. With a view to grasp more simply and clearly the characteristics of this disease and in order to find a clue for prompt discovery of cases when encountered in future, the authors undertook a statistical study of the cases already reported by various ...
Doi, Katsusaburo +2 more
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Oral Processing Studies: Why Multidisiciplinary?
When food is ingested, it remains in the mouth for a short period of time. Although this period is brief compared to the total food nutrient digestion and absorption time, it is crucially important as it is the first step in digestion.
Susana Fiszman, Amparo Tarrega
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IntroductionThe loss of occlusal support due to tooth loss is associated with systemic diseases. However, there was little about the association between occlusal support and cognitive impairment.
Dongxin Da +30 more
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