Masticatory performance in older subjects with varying degrees of tooth loss

• Published in: Journal of dentistry Vol. 40; no. 1; pp. 71 - 76
• Main Authors: Ikebe, Kazunori, Matsuda, Ken-ichi, Kagawa, Ryosuke, Enoki, Kaori, Okada, Tadashi, Yoshida, Minoru, Maeda, Yoshinobu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2012; Elsevier; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aging; Aging - physiology; Bicuspid - physiology; Biological and medical sciences; Bite Force; Cross-Sectional Studies; Dental Occlusion; Dentistry; Dentures; Eichner Index; Elderly; Facial bones, jaws, teeth, parodontium: diseases, semeiology; Female; Humans; Independent Living; Linear Models; Male; Mastication; Masticatory performance; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Molar - physiology; Multivariate analysis; Non tumoral diseases; Occlusal force; Older people; Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology; Posterior occlusal contact; Prostheses; Regression analysis; Saliva - secretion; Salivary flow rate; Secretory Rate; Studies; Syntax; Tooth Loss - classification; Tooth Loss - physiopathology; Occlusal force; Eichner Index; Posterior occlusal contact; Salivary flow rate; Masticatory performance; Elderly; Human; Performance evaluation; Occlusion; Edentulousness; Stomatology; Dental disease; Chewing; Bucco-dental health; Saliva

The purpose of this study was to establish the factors influencing the masticatory performance of older subjects with varying degrees of tooth loss and associated numbers of posterior occlusal contacts. The subjects consisted of 1274 independently living people aged 60 years and over. Individuals wi...