Evaluation of objective masticatory performance: an experimental study in healthy adults.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to objectively assess masticatory performance and to identify related factors among healthy adults. An experimental study was conducted on 75 healthy adults with a mean age of 51 years between January and June 2023. Masticatory performance was objectively assessed using the sieve method. Spearman correlation examined the association between masticatory performance and age, Functional Tooth Units (FTUs), and total Oral Behavior Checklist-21 (OBC-21) scores. Mann-Whitney U test was used to examine its relationship with sex. Linear Regression was performed to test each factor's relationship with masticatory performance after controlling for other factors. Masticatory performance was associated with age (Spearman coefficient: -0.35, p = 0.002), and FTUs (Spearman coefficient:

SUBMITTER: Reda B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12540237 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature