Objectives: To give an overview of the evidence on the associations between oral condition
factors and masticatory performance of adults, and to evaluate the direction and level of the …

This review article provides an overview of the physiology and biomechanics of food oral
processing, with a wider view towards the development of wellness foods that facilitate …

Masticatory muscle thickness provides objective measurements of the oral motor function,
which may change in patients with oral myofascial pain. In this study, we aimed to establish …

Background To date, no study has investigated the association between chewing function
and related parameters as a function of the degree of dementia using a finer subdivision of …

Previous studies have reported an association between tooth loss and gray matter volume
(GMV) in healthy adults. The study aims to elucidate the link between tooth loss, brain …

This study aimed to determine whether geniohyoid and/or masseter muscle mass can
predict the severity of dysphagia after salvage surgery for head and neck cancer. We …

We examined how attention alters chewing and swallowing behaviors. Twenty-one healthy
volunteers were asked to freely eat 8 g of steamed rice in three separate trials, and we …

Objectives: To evaluate the clinical performance of adhesively bonded lithium disilicate
glass-ceramic (LDG) partial-coverage crowns in restoring posterior endodontically treated …

Objectives Clinical evidence has suggested that oral function is associated with cognitive,
physical, and nutritional status of older people. A smaller volume of masseter, a crucial …

Objectives This study quantified the long-term occlusal wear in the natural posterior teeth
and the associations per tooth type within the dentition. Methods The sample included 70 …