期刊
HEALTHCARE
卷 9, 期 6, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/healthcare9060700
关键词
dentition; permanent; masticatory muscles; bite force
资金
- institutional internal fund
Masticatory performance is directly linked to masticatory muscle work to grind and cut food, and chewing efficacy is crucial for maintaining overall health. Older individuals tend to have more oral health problems, while males generally have stronger bite force than females. Furthermore, younger subjects typically exhibit stronger bite force compared to older individuals.
Masticatory performance is directly correlated with masticatory muscle work to grind and cut the food. Chewing efficacy is decisive to eating a variety of foods needed maintain general health status at all ages. Older people have oral problems that get worse with age. Elders have more pathologies such as periodontal diseases, caries, tooth loss and inadequate dental prostheses than younger subjects. Objectives: to investigate the correlation between masticatory bite force (MBF) and body mass index (BMI) vs. aging and sex. Methods: This study was performed on 426 subjects (213 females plus 213 male) assigned into five different groups by age. Group A aged from 20 to 35 years; group B aged 45-59 years; group C aged 60-69 years; group D aged 70-79 years; and group E aged more than 79 years. Results: There were not statistically significant differences in right-side MBF versus left-side MBF. The differences between sex were statistically significant with a stronger bite in males than females (p < 0.05). At the same time, younger subjects had a stronger bite than elders (p < 0.05). In group E, more corpulent subjects (BMI > 25) had an MBF higher than less corpulent subjects (BMI < 25, p < 0.05). The analysis of mean MBF showed a statistically significant difference within all groups stratified by BMI with mean values inversely proportional with age (p < 0.001). Conclusion: The results in our study confirm data from many scientific papers. The importance of the present paper was to correlate data between and within a large sample with a wide range of ages. Our sample subjects had a 31%-33% decrease in MBF from group A to group E group, but they all had full permanent dentation and they preserved a valid MBF.
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