The subjective experience of mastication in subjects with shortened dental arches.
In this study the perception of chewing is investigated in forty-three subjects with a shortened dental arch (SDA) by means of an interview. A group of fifty-four subjects with a complete dentition was used as a control group. The aim was: (i) do subjects with a SDA have a higher risk of chewing problems, and (ii) do they have different food perception and food selection leading to change in their diet? The results show that for subjects with a SDA the chewing function, food perception, food selection and actual food consumption are hindered within an acceptable degree.
Aukes
J N
JN
Department of Occlusal Reconstruction, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Käyser
A F
AF
Felling
A J
AJ
D000328:Adult; D003724:Dental Arch / Q000473:pathology; D004435:Eating; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005518:Food Preferences; D006801:Humans; D007576:Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008409:Mastication; D008875:Middle Aged