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Relationship between subjective masticatory performance assessed by food acceptance questionnaire and comprehensively assessed oral function in older outpatients at a dental hospital in Japan: a cross-sectional study

open access: yesBMC Oral Health
Background With the global rise in the aging population, the relationship between oral function and risk of long-term care is attracting attention. One method for subjective assessment of masticatory function is the use of a food acceptance questionnaire.
Ryota Futatsuya   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Can Masticatory Electromyography be Normalised to Submaximal Bite Force? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The combination of bite force and jaw muscle electromyography (EMG) provides an insight into the performance of the stomatognathic system, especially in relation to dynamic movement tasks.
Bakke   +24 more
core   +1 more source

Masticatory function and nutrition in old age

open access: yesSWISS DENTAL JOURNAL SSO – Science and Clinical Topics, 2015
Nowadays, many people retain their natural teeth until late in life as a result of the large success of preventive strategies. However, there is still a very high prevalence of edentulism especially in elderly patients and many of these patients are provided with inadequate dental prostheses.
Schimmel, Martin   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Piezo‐type mechanosensitive cation channel 1 in bone biomechanics and its multidimensional distribution characteristics in skeletal tissue

open access: yesVIEW, EarlyView.
PIEZO1 is highly correlated with mechanical stimulation, controlling bone growth and remodeling, while showing specific distribution characteristics under distinct loads. Upon dialectical review, this manuscript proposes that PIEZO1 could serve as a target for osteoporosis and a quantitative indicator for monitoring bone health in real‐time.
Chunyu Zhang, Yuehong Wang
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of early childhood caries and its treatment under general anesthesia on orofacial function and quality of life : a prospective comparative study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Early Childhood Caries (ECC) has become a major public health concern worldwide, mostly affecting children from disadvantaged families in increasingly severe forms.
Collado, Valérie   +5 more
core   +3 more sources

Compliance With Swallowing Instruction and Quality of Life in Patients With Parkinson's Disease: A Retrospective Assessment of Instructional Methods to Maintain and Improve Quality of Life

open access: yesWorld Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives To investigate the effects of swallowing instructional methods and content on instructional compliance among patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Methods Overall, 59 of the 317 patients with PD who underwent a videofluoroscopic examination of swallowing (VF) and completed the Japanese version of the Dysphagia Handicap Index (DHI ...
Keigo Nakayama   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

125 years of exploration and research at Gough's Cave (Somerset, UK) 125 ans d'exploration et de recherches à Gough's Cave (Somerset, Royaume‐Uni)

open access: yesJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
Our understanding of the recolonization of northwest Europe in the period leading up to the Lateglacial Interstadial relies heavily on discoveries from Gough's Cave (Somerset, UK). Gough's Cave is the richest Late Upper Palaeolithic site in the British Isles, yielding an exceptional array of human remains, stone and organic artefacts, and butchered ...
Silvia M. Bello   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Masticatory ability with depression, anxiety, and stress: Does there exist any association?

open access: yesDental Research Journal, 2016
Background: Masticatory ability as a subjective response to masticatory function indicates patients′ perception of their mastication. To the best of our knowledge, there has been no study on association between masticatory ability and psychological ...
Hamidreza Roohafza   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Preliminary Resin Infiltration of Hypomineralised Enamel for Posterior Indirect Adhesive Restoration: An Innovative Approach

open access: yesAustralian Dental Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hypomineralised enamel presents a significant challenge for resin bonding due to its altered mechanical and structural properties. Our innovative clinical approach of resin infiltration prior to the bonding of a posterior indirect adhesive restoration aims to preserve dental tissues, reduce post‐operative sensitivity, and strengthen the ...
Elsa Garot   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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