Purpose: Very little objective data has been reported on mastication and swallowing in
xerostomic patients, which would substantiate presumed causal relationships between …

The particle size distributions (PSDs) of two portion sizes (2g and 4g) of five foods (cake,
cereal bar, muesli bar, cooked pasta and peanuts) after human mastication were …

An analysis of the reduction of food particle sizes during human mastication is presented in
terms of the probability of a particle being broken (selection function) and the distribution of …

summary This study was carried out to clarify the distribution and individual variation of the
number of chewing strokes before last swallowing (NCS), as well as to assess the factors …

A large number of studies have reported the findings for masticatory efficiency tests;
however, some objective masticatory efficiency tests have a drawback, in that subjects are …

In addition to the graphical representation of swallowable composition (SC) of masticated
food, an index—the coefficient of swallowable composition (CSC)—has been proposed in …

Feeding disorders, which include masticatory and cerebral disabilities, present a major
problem for disabled persons, but only in the last decade have health professionals shown …

Constipation is a serious problem for long term care residents, who are routinely prescribed
laxatives and enemas. Fibre fortification of food offers an alternative which may be …

The profession of dentistry has always involved the diagnosis, treatment and maintenance of
the masticatory apparatus, yet its extensive knowledge of feeding function and impairment …

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粒子に関する研究 村山 直子 新潟大学大学院医歯学総合研究科 口腔健康科学講座・小児歯科学 …