2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Effects of oral exercise on children's chewing ability and eating behaviors based on the changes in brain blood flow
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26463118
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Orthodontics/Pediatric dentistry
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| Research Institution | Tokyo University of Social Welfare |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
岡村 弘 東京福祉大学, 社会福祉学部, 教授 (30141732)
二宮 紀子 東京福祉大学短期大学部, こども学科, 准教授 (20734180)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
OHTA Setsuko 東京福祉大学, 社会福祉学部, 教授 (90406299)
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| Research Collaborator |
KOGA Kiyoe 群馬県歯科衛生士会
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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| Keywords | 口腔体操 / 幼児 / 口腔機能 / 脳血流 / 食習慣 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The purpose of this research was to elucidate the effects of an oral exercise intervention on oral function and eating behaviors in children based on changes in their brain blood flow. During the intervention period, oral function increased in both the intervention group and the control group, and the rates of increase between the two groups were not significantly different. There were no changes in children’s eating behaviors. Brain blood flow in the intervention group was significantly decreased in children with greater increases in height. Children with greater increases in height tended to have an easier time eating foods that were hard to chew. The results suggested that the oral exercise may be more effective during children’s growth spurts.
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| Free Research Field |
口腔保健
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