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Two-colour chewing gum mixing ability test for evaluating masticatory performance in children with mixed dentition: validity and reliability study.
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Two-colour chewing gum mixing ability test for evaluating masticatory performance in children with mixed dentition: validity and reliability study.

  • Kaya MS Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Bezmialem Vakif University, Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Güçlü B Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Schimmel M Division of Gerodontology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
  • Akyüz S Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey.
  • 2017-07-26
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  • Journal of oral rehabilitation. - 2017
chewing gum
children
mastication
mixed dentition
reliability
validity
Algorithms
Chewing Gum
Child
Color
Dentition, Mixed
Healthy Volunteers
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
Mastication
Particle Size
Reproducibility of Results
Young Adult
English The unappealing taste of the chewing material and the time-consuming repetitive task in masticatory performance tests using artificial foodstuff may discourage children from performing natural chewing movements. Therefore, the aim was to determine the validity and reliability of a two-colour chewing gum mixing ability test for masticatory performance (MP) assessment in mixed dentition children. Masticatory performance was tested in two groups: systemically healthy fully dentate young adults and children in mixed dentition. Median particle size was assessed using a comminution test, and a two-colour chewing gum mixing ability test was applied for MP analysis. Validity was tested with Pearson correlation, and reliability was tested with intra-class correlation coefficient, Pearson correlation and Bland-Altman plots. Both comminution and two-colour chewing gum mixing ability tests revealed statistically significant MP differences between children (n = 25) and adults (n = 27, both P < 0·01). Pearson correlation between comminution and two-colour chewing gum mixing ability tests was positive and significant (r = 0·418, P = 0·002). Correlations for interobserver reliability and test-retest values were significant (r = 0·990, P = 0·0001 and r = 0·995, P = 0·0001). Although both methods could discriminate MP differences, the comminution test detected these differences generally in a wider range compared to two-colour chewing gum mixing ability test. However, considering the high reliability of the results, the two-colour chewing gum mixing ability test can be used to assess masticatory performance in children, especially at non-clinical settings.
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  • English
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