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Swallowing thresholds of mandibular implant‐retained overdentures with variable portion sizes
Author(s) -
FontijnTekamp Francina A.,
Slagter Ad P.,
Van der Bilt Andries,
Van't Hof Martin A.,
Kalk Warner,
Jansen John A.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
clinical oral implants research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.407
H-Index - 161
eISSN - 1600-0501
pISSN - 0905-7161
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0501.2004.01006.x
Subject(s) - swallowing , dentistry , medicine , dentures , mastication , orthodontics , implant , surgery
We analysed the effect of three portion sizes Optocal Plus (small, medium and large) on swallowing thresholds in subjects with either conventional complete dentures or mandibular implant‐retained overdentures (transmandibular and permucosal cylindric implants). Tests were carried out in 52 women and 15 men (mean age 59 years) 4 years after treatment in a randomised controlled clinical trial. The results indicated that the degree of mucosal support for the mandibular denture did not affect the number of chewing strokes, time till swallowing or swallowed particle size. Only the chewing rate differed: subjects wearing mandibular implant‐retained overdentures chewed the food at a higher rate than complete‐denture wearers. With larger portion sizes, subjects needed significantly more chewing strokes and time until swallowing and they would have swallowed larger particles. Men chewed their food more efficiently than women, as they used the same number of chewing strokes and time, but achieved a greater particle size reduction at the swallowing moment.