The impact of distraction, masticatory performance and sex on food intake of school children from public and private schools: a randomized trial.

Recent research highlights the influence of distraction on caloric intake in adults. This study investigated the impact of smartphone use and reading comic book on food intake of schoolchildren aged 10 to 12 years. One hundred and twenty students from public and private schools participated in experimental meal sessions.

Do implant-supported prostheses affect bioavailability of nutrients of complete and partially edentulous patients? A systematic review with meta-analysis.

Background & Aims: Debate still exists about the impact of dental implant-supported prostheses on nutritional status of partially and complete edentulous patients. This review aims to answer the focused question: "Do complete and partial edentulous patients, using implant-supported prostheses, present better nutritional and masticatory functions when compared to those using conventional rehabilitations?". A possible cause-effect relationship between masticatory improvements and nutritional gain was also evaluated.

Consensus on the terminologies and methodologies for masticatory assessment.

A large number of methodological procedures and experimental conditions are reported to describe the masticatory process. However, similar terms are sometimes employed to describe different methodologies. Standardisation of terms is essential to allow comparisons among different studies.

Smartphone use while eating increases caloric ingestion.

The use of smartphones during meals may possibly influence the number of ingested calories. We evaluated the influence of smartphones' distraction during eating on caloric intake. Physical (masticatory parameters, sex and body mass index - BMI); environmental (with or without distraction) and psychological (stress levels) variables were evaluated as confounding factors.

Masticatory function and related factors after oral oncological treatment: A 5-year prospective study.

Background: Chewing ability is often compromised in patients with oral cancer. The aim of this study was to identify which factors affect masticatory performance in these patients.

Methods: Patients with primary oral cancer were assessed for up to 5 years after primary treatment.

The association between a mixing ability test and patient reported chewing ability in patients treated for oral malignancies.

Introduction: Mastication has been assessed in several ways in the past. Both patients reported and objective assessment methods have been developed. The University Medical Center (UMC) Utrecht has developed a mixing ability test (MAT) using a two-coloured wax tablet.

The relationship between masticatory and swallowing behaviors and body weight.

The present study aimed to compare the main objective parameters of mastication among individuals with different body mass indexes. One hundred and sixty participants matched for gender and age were divided in the following groups according to their body mass index (BMI): Obese group (30 ≤ BMI < 35), Overweight group (25 ≤ BMI < 30), normal range group (18.5 ≤ BMI < 25) and underweight group (17 ≤ BMI < 18.

Health-related quality of life after segmental resection of the lateral mandible: Free fibula flap versus plate reconstruction.

Objectives: Segmental resection of the mandible causes functional, aesthetic and social problems affecting health-related quality of life (HRQoL). It is often assumed that reconstruction with composite free flaps guarantees better function and aesthetics than bridging the defect with reconstruction plates.

Methods: Using the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer questionnaires (EORTC QLQ-C30 version 3.

Fighting Against Disuse of the Masticatory System in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: A Pilot Study Using Chewing Gum.

Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients report masticatory problems. The aim was to determine the efficacy of mastication training in Duchenne muscular dystrophy using chewing gum for 4 weeks. In all, 17 patients and 17 healthy age-matched males participated.

Effects of integrated dental care on oral treatment needs in residents of nursing homes older than 70 years.

Aim: To determine effects of integrated dental care in older nursing home residents.

Methods: In three nursing homes offering integrated dental care, we studied the oral treatment need of 355 residents older than 70 years. To determine effects of integrated care, we discriminated between short-stay residents (≤6 months) and long-term residents (>6 months).

Micro-structured calcium phosphate ceramic for donor site repair after harvesting chin bone for grafting alveolar clefts in children.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of synthetic bone graft material as a filling material at the mandibular symphysis donor site of autologous bone in children.

Materials And Methods: A blinded patient group comprised 20 patients with unilateral (UCLP) or bilateral (BCLP) cleft of lip and palate, all with an indication for alveolar cleft repair. The study took the form of a prospective randomized clinical trial.

Donor site complications in bone grafting: comparison of iliac crest, calvarial, and mandibular ramus bone.

Purpose: To compare the donor site complication rate and length of hospital stay following the harvest of bone from the iliac crest, calvarium, or mandibular ramus.

Materials And Methods: Ninety-nine consecutively treated patients were included in this retrospective observational single-center study.

Results: Iliac crest bone was harvested in 55 patients, calvarial bone in 26 patients, and mandibular ramus bone in 18 patients.

Neck and shoulder function in patients treated for oral malignancies: a 1-year prospective cohort study.

Background: Neck and shoulder complaints can be a direct result of a neck dissection.

Methods: Maximal active lateral flexion of the neck, forward flexion and abduction of the shoulder, and self-perceived function were determined in 145 patients treated for oral cancer.

Results: No short-term influence of radiotherapy was found on measured range of motion and self-perceived neck and shoulder function (p > .

Influence of periodontal treatment on objective measurement of masticatory performance.

In a previous study, we evaluated the influence of periodontal treatment and physiological parameters on the subjective perception of mastication using the Oral Impact on Daily Performance Questionnaire (OIDP). In this study, we investigated the influence of periodontal treatment on the objective measures of masticatory performance in the same study sample. Patients with chronic periodontitis (n = 28) were examined on two occasions with a 45-day interval.

The influence of auditory and visual information on the neuromuscular control of chewing crispy food.

The influence of auditory and/or visual information on the neuromuscular control of chewing a crispy food was investigated. Participants chewed biscuits of three different levels of crispness under four experimental conditions: no masking, auditory masking, visual masking, and auditory plus visual masking. The order of the four masking condition blocks was randomized.

Free vascularized flaps for reconstruction of the mandible: complications, success, and dental rehabilitation.

Purpose: To evaluate complications and success of mandibular reconstruction with free fibula flaps, iliac crest flaps, and forearm flaps with reconstruction plates and to evaluate dental rehabilitation after these reconstructions.

Patients And Methods: Eighty-three patients with segmental mandibular defects were included. Correlation analyses were used to determine the relationship between reconstruction type and clinical parameters with recipient-site complications and success.

Dental treatment needs in Dutch nursing homes offering integrated dental care.

The purpose of this study was to determine the dental treatment needs of the residents in nursing homes (NHs) where integrated dental care has been offered without financial barriers. The dental status and surgical, prosthetic, restorative, and periodontal treatment needs were determined for 432 residents (average age 78.8 years) in three Dutch NHs.

Assessment of mastication with implications for oral rehabilitation: a review.

During chewing, food is reduced in size, while saliva moistens the food and binds the masticated food into a bolus that can be easily swallowed. Characteristics of the oral system, like number of teeth, bite force and salivary flow, will influence the masticatory process. Masticatory function of healthy persons has been studied extensively the last decades.

Mastication in patients treated for malignancies in tongue and/or floor of mouth: A 1-year prospective study.

Background: People confronted with oral cancer run a high risk of deteriorated masticatory performance. Reduced masticatory function may affect quality of life and food choice. An altered food choice may result in lower intakes for key nutrients and weight loss.

β-TCP versus autologous bone for repair of alveolar clefts in a goat model.

Objective: The aim of this study in goats was to test the hypothesis that a novel synthetic bone substitute beta tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) can work as well as autologous bone harvested from the iliac crest for grafting and repair of alveolar clefts.

Design: Ten adult Dutch milk goats (Capra hircus) were used in a split-mouth study design.

Main Outcome Measures: Volumetric histologic assessment of new bone formation and radiographic measurement of orthodontic movement of teeth in a formerly created alveolar cleft.

Mandibular overdentures retained by two implants: 10-year results from a crossover clinical trial comparing ball-socket and bar-clip attachments.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate patient satisfaction and clinical and prosthetic outcomes of two-implant mandibular overdenture treatment with different attachment types after 10 years of function.

Materials And Methods: In a crossover clinical trial, 18 edentulous subjects with complaints regarding their mandibular dentures received two implants and a new denture with magnet, ball-socket, or bar-clip attachments that were applied in a random order. At the end of the experiment, the attachment type of their choosing was fitted in the overdenture.

Mandibular implant-supported overdentures and oral function.

Objectives: Oral rehabilitation by means of implant-retained mandibular overdentures is known to improve oral function. The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term effects of mandibular implant treatment on oral function. We quantified maximum bite force and masticatory performance 10 years after implant treatment.

Oral function after oncological intervention in the oral cavity: a retrospective study.

Purpose: To assess self-perceived oral function of patients with oral cavity cancer at different stages of treatment, ie, before oncologic intervention, 5 weeks after intervention, and 5 years after intervention.

Patients And Methods: A cohort of 158 patients with malignancy in the oral cavity treated by surgery in 1999 or 2000 was included. From this cohort we interviewed 69 patients by telephone in 2005 and collected data on dental status, disorders of chewing and swallowing, xerostomia, preference of food consistency, tube nutrition, weight loss, and speech for different stages of treatment.

Orthodontic treatment results following grafting autologous mandibular bone to the alveolar cleft in patients with a complete unilateral cleft.

Objective: To analyze orthodontic treatment results following mandibular symphysis bone grafting and postoperative orthodontic treatment.

Design: Randomized selection of 75 patients out of 308 with unilateral cleft of lip, alveolus, and palate, operated upon according to protocol between 1990 and 2008 in the Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Main Outcome Measure: Goslon Yardstick rating changes of dental arch relationship.

Relationships of beta-blockers and anxiolytics intake and salivary secretion, masticatory performance and taste perception.

Objective: Assess the influence of salivary flow on physiological parameters of the stomatognathic system in patients who take beta-blockers or anxiolytic medications.

Design: Sixty patients were divided into three groups based on the following criteria: Group 1, control (n=20; no use of medication); Group 2, use of antihypertensive beta-blockers (n=20); and Group 3, use of benzodiazepine anxiolytics (n=20). Salivary flow was assessed by determining stimulated and non-stimulated flow/minute.