抄録
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the masticatory function of the complete denture wearers by examining the foods patients can eat with the dentures. A qustionnaire with listings of 35 foods was given to 39 patients who have been wearing newly made denture for 6 months and were asked to select the answer out of the following 5 categories.
mark point
*can be eaten easily 2 2
can be eaten with difficulty 1 1
cannot be eaten 0 0
I do not eat it because I dislike it Δ 0
I have never eaten it since wearing of denture 0
The results were as follows:
1. Each answer was given a score (2, 1, 0). 35 foods were classified into 5 grades showing the difficulty by each total scores.
2. The“ standard masticatory ability of complete denture wearers ” was established as the diagnostic criteria by calculating the rate of food-taking ability in each grade.
3. Masticatory ability of each individual was shown as the “ masticatory score”.
4. Applying this qustionnaire to the alveoplasty case, the rate of food-taking ability and the masticatory score were correlated with masticatory ability and it was suggested that the qustionnaire was useful for the evaluation of the masticatory function.
