Open AccessA study on the evaluation of bite force, prosthetic and nutritional status in adult cleft patients in Kolkata
Author(s) -
Alak Kumar Bera,
Samiran Das,
Jayanta Bhattacharyya,
Sayan Majumdar,
Saumitra Ghosh,
Preeti Goel
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the journal of indian prosthodontic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.419
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 1998-4057
pISSN - 0972-4052
DOI - 10.4103/jips.jips_80_17
Subject(s) - medicine , dentistry , stomatognathic system , bite force quotient , dentition , oral health , orthodontics , informed consent , population , environmental health , alternative medicine , pathology
Altered orofacial morphology and poor dental status affects the dietary intake of cleft patient, making susceptible to nutritional imbalance. Oral health care planning for this population is impossible without the evaluation of stomatognathic functional status as well as prosthetic and nutritional status and need.