Development of the Food Acceptance Questionnaire for Thai Partial and Complete Edentulism.

This study aimed to develop the Food Acceptance Questionnaire (FAQ) to assess the masticatory ability of Thai older adults (≥60 years). Fifty participants were interviewed using open-ended questions about food they regularly consumed and avoided due to difficulty chewing. From a list of 140 items, 100 were recruited for a trial version of the FAQ.

Compatibility of two types of gummy jelly tests for detecting decreased masticatory function.

Objective: This study aimed to verify the compatibility of masticatory performance tests using different two types of gummy jellies.

Background Data Discussing The Present Status Of The Field: Compatibility between the glucose concentration measuring method (GC) and 10-steps visual scoring method (VS), which are masticatory performance tests for diagnosing decreased masticatory function (DMF) in oral hypofunction and the use of different types of gummy jelly, has yet to be confirmed.

Materials And Methods: The participants consisted of 134 Japanese older people (51 men and 83 women).

Can masticatory performance be predicted by using food acceptance questionnaire in elderly patients with removable dentures?

Background: Although a food acceptance questionnaire is useful for subjective masticatory function assessments, its characteristics and limitations when applied to patients with removable dentures have been unclear. We therefore assessed the relationship between the subjective and objective masticatory function and explored whether or not a decreased masticatory function could be evaluated by food acceptance questionnaire.

Methods: One hundred and nineteen patients >60 years old with removable partial and/or complete dentures participated.