title: Masticatory performance with a prosthesis following maxillectomy: an analysis of 43 cases.
abstract: To statistically evaluate the factors that influenced masticatory performance following Maxillectomy, masticatory performance was measured in 43 patients with a post-operative prosthesis by means of a spectrophotometer using adenosine triphosphate (ATP) granules. Our statistical analysis revealed that the number of occluding post-canine teeth and the patient's sex were factors that influenced masticatory performance and demonstrated that it was most important to improve occlusion in the pre-molar/molar region.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Japan. usatoshi@urahp.yokohama-cu.ac.jp
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Umino
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Masuda
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujita
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D017266:Dental Prosthesis / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008409:Mastication; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors