New evaluation method of masticatory ability for clinical decision making on food level for nursing care patient

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24659860
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Prosthetic dentistry
• Research Institution: Okayama University
• Principal Investigator: MINAGI Shogo 岡山大学, 医歯(薬)学総合研究科, 教授 (80190693)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): NISHIGAWA Goro 岡山大学, 岡山大学病院, 講師 (00172635) ; OKI Kazuhiro 岡山大学, 大学院医歯薬学総合研究科, 助教 (00346454) ; KODAMA Naoki 岡山大学, 大学院医歯薬学総合研究科, 助教 (70534519) ; MAEDA Naoto 岡山大学, 岡山大学大学院医歯薬学総合研究科, 助教 (10708051)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 咀嚼能力 / 粒度解析 / 食レベル / 咀嚼能率

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Masticatory ability has been evaluated using standardized food material so far. However, considering the clinical application of masticatory evaluation for dysphagia patient, evaluation method with daily food material has been expected to be established.
As a result of present project, a new evaluation method has been established which enabled the evaluation of masticatory ability using daily foods with high sensitivity and specificity.

Free Research Field

歯科補綴学