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1997 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Experimental study for development of rabbit masticatory system depending on the style of sucking

Research Project

Project/Area Number 08835016
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 咀嚼
Research InstitutionKagoshima University

Principal Investigator

NAGATA Junko  Kagoshima University Dept orthodontics, Dental School, Research Associate, 歯学部, 助手 (50264429)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) SAKASHITA Reiko  Kagoshima University Dept Prev Dent, Dental School, Research Associate, 歯学部, 助手 (40221999)
LIU Zi-Jun  Kagoshima University Dept orthodontics, Dental School, Assist. Professor, 歯学部, 講師 (20284896)
KUROE Kazuto  Kagoshima University Dental Hospital, Assist. Professor, 歯学部・附属病院, 講師 (00153396)
Project Period (FY) 1996 – 1997
KeywordsEMG / Jaw movement / Functional development / Sucking / Breast feeding / Bottle feeding
Research Abstract

To investigate the difference of developmental degree of masticatory function depending on sucking style such as breast or bottle feeding with elastic nipple, four infant rabbits in each group, had been fed for three weeks in this study.
EMG of masseter muscle, digastric, styloglossus, genioglossus, mylohyoid and geniohyoid muscles with breast and bottle feeding, and x-ray movie when eating solid food for evaluating the tongue and jaw movement had been carried out simultaneously. Whole data gathered had been analyzed and discussed.
The summary of results are as follows.
1.The diference of developmental degree of feeding function
1)Muscle activity :
(1)Cycle length of muscle activity was longer in bottle feeding group than in breast feeding group.
(2)Time lags activity : Time lags of activity onsets of digastric muscle from masseter muscle, and that of geniohyoid muscle from mylohyoid muscle were shorter in bottle feeding group.
Muscle activity integration : Integration of masseter muscle was … More higher in breast feeding than in bottle feeding, on the other hand, digastric muscle was lower in breast feeding than in bottle feeding. Genioglossus and mylohyoid muscles were higher in bottle feeding group than in breast feeding group.
2)Tongue and jaw movement : The bertical dimension of jaw movement were longer in breast than in bottle feeding. The horizontal dimension of tongue movment were longer in bottle feeding than in breast feeding.
2.The difference of developmental degree of masticatory function
1)Muscle activity :
(1)Cycle length of muscle activity was linger in bottle feeding group than in breast feeding group.
(2)Muscle activity integration : Integration of masseter muscle was higher in breast feeding than in bottle feeding. The reciprocity of digastric, masseter, styloglossus, gemioglossus muscles activity were lower in bottle feeding than in normal feeding.
2)Jaw and tongue movment : The length of intake phase was shorter with small amount of jaw movement in normal feeding group than in bottle feeding group, on the contrally, the length of chewing phase was longer with large amount of jaw movement in normal feeding group than in bottle feeding group.
These results that the difference of developmental degree of rabbit masticatory function and jaw movement depending on the style of sucking had existed which represents the deficiency of functional development of masticatory organ in case of bottle feeding rabbit. Less

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All Publications (2 results)

  • [Publications] Liu, Z.J.: "Functional properties of jaw and tongue mucsles in rat fed by liquid diet from the weaning stage," J Dent Res. 77(2). 366-376 (1998)

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      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Publications] Liu, Z.J., Ikeda, K., Harada, S.Kasahara, Y and Ito G.: "The functional properties of jaw and tongue muscles in rats fed a liquid diet after weaning" J Dent Res. (in printing).

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      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より

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Published: 1999-03-16  

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