Oliveira N M, Shaddox L M, Toda C, Paleari A G, Pero A C, Compagnoni M A
Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, Araraquara Dental School, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Rua Humaitá 1680, 14801-903 Araraquara, SP, Brazil. Tel: +55-16-33016411, Fax: +55-16-33016406, e-mail:
Oral Health Dent Manag. 2014 Sep;13(3):757-62.
The objective of this study was to present a systematized review of different methods used to evaluate the masticatory efficiency in conventional complete denture wearers. A survey was conducted in the databases PubMed, Scopus, and Cochrane, seeking scientific articles according to the previously selected terms: "Masticatory performance", "Masticatory efficiency" and "Chewing ability complete denture". Moreover, complementary studies have been carried out with library manual search/databases, which included studies related to different ways to assess masticatory efficiency, specifically as it related to conventional complete denture wearers. Forty three papers were selected to be used in the present review. Despite the wide variety of methodologies in the literature, the sieves method is currently considered the gold standard method to evaluation of conventional complete denture wearers masticatory efficiency, since it is the simplest, does not depend on specific devices (beyond the set of sieves), allows for a rational assessment, and it has been widely reproduced in various types of oral rehabilitation. More, the almond, as natural test food, and the optocal (made from the molding material Optosil), as artificial test food, are the most constantly employed test foods to evaluate masticatory efficiency.
本研究的目的是对用于评估传统全口义齿佩戴者咀嚼效率的不同方法进行系统综述。在PubMed、Scopus和Cochrane数据库中进行了一项调查，根据预先选定的术语搜索科学文章：“咀嚼性能”、“咀嚼效率”和“全口义齿咀嚼能力”。此外，还通过图书馆手工检索/数据库进行了补充研究，其中包括与评估咀嚼效率的不同方法相关的研究，特别是与传统全口义齿佩戴者相关的研究。本综述选用了43篇论文。尽管文献中有各种各样的方法，但筛网法目前被认为是评估传统全口义齿佩戴者咀嚼效率的金标准方法，因为它最简单，不依赖于特定设备（除了筛网组），允许进行合理评估，并且已在各种类型的口腔修复中广泛应用。此外，杏仁作为天然测试食物，以及光固化材料（由Optosil成型材料制成）作为人工测试食物，是评估咀嚼效率最常用的测试食物。
