Recently, frequency of mastication has dramatically decreased along with changes in dietary habits. Masticatory stimulation has influence on the development of the central nervous system as well as ...

To investigate the effects of appetitive sensations, body mass index (BMI) and physical/sensory properties of food (almonds) on masticatory indices and resultant pre-swallowing particle sizes. Twelve ...

If you're a health care provider treating people with Type 2 diabetes (T2D), University at Buffalo researcher Mehmet A. Eskan has this suggestion for you: check your patients' teeth. In a study ...

This can in turn increase early-phase insulin secretion. As well as damaged teeth, mastication can be affected by sarcopenia, which is the weakening of the muscles. When the masseter muscle (chewing ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The hyrax, a living primitive subungulate, makes an ideal model in terms of its molar morphology for early lophodont ungulates. Cine ...

Muscles and nerve fibers allow a person to move their body and enable the internal organs to function. There are more than 600 muscles in the human body. People also have different types of muscle. A ...