Over the next twenty years the number of people over 60 years will exceed one billion.
Changes associated with ageing have an impact on food texture choices for healthy elders …

Objective: To systematically review the relationship between malocclusions and masticatory
performance. In addition, we will perform a qualitative analysis of the methodological …

It is the position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics that nutrition is an integral
component of oral health. The Academy supports integration of oral health with nutrition …

AP is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in elderly patients, especially frail elderly
patients. The aim of this article is to review effect of oral care, including oral hygiene and …

Food effects on drug release and absorption from solid oral dosage forms are a common
biopharmaceutical problem. The fed state is characterized by different motility and secretory …

Appropriate management of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) requires an understanding
of the underlying dysfunction associated with the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and …

The evaluation of mastication is important to understand the masticatory behavior and
diagnose feeding difficulties. The objective of this preliminary study was to verify if there is …

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 …

Objectives To assess the sociomedical and oral factors affecting masticatory performance in
a community-dwelling older population. Materials and methods Community-dwelling …

OBJECTIVES: To analyse the masticatory function of subjects characterised by different
occlusal and prosthodontic status. Using Optosil® as a test food, the masticatory normative …