Comparison of oral hypofunction tests and determination of reference values for a subjective masticatory function test

Comparison of oral hypofunction tests and determination of reference values for a subjective masticatory function test

Abstract Background In Japan, oral hypofunction has been recognized as a disease since 2018. An alternative to occlusal force testing for assessing oral hypofunction is the evaluation of the number of natural teeth. Subjective masticatory function testing, which evaluates the ease or difficulty in c...

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Main Authors: Yoshiki Uchida, Yuji Sato, Noboru Kitagawa, Junichi Furuya, Tokiko Osawa, Akio Isobe, Mayumi Terazawa, Yukiko Hatanaka, Toshiharu Shichita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-06-01
Series:BMC Oral Health
Subjects:
Oral hypofunction
Questionnaire
Oral frailty
Occlusal force
Natural teeth
Masticatory function
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-022-02252-9

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