Mastication

supporting structures are already weakened. Occlusal contact during mastication is potentially traumatic to periodontal tissue (Ishigaki, Kurozumi, Morishige & Yatani, 2006). Similar to other dental diseases, it is influenced by multiple factors, in this case are food texture, facial muscles, temporomandibular joint, dental anatomy which requires further investigation and evaluation. Therefore, overloading tooth from mastication is considered as an indirect measure of the functional condition of…

The repair of dental caries is one of the most frequent procedures performed in the dental office. Even patients that regularly visit the dentist and receive routine cleanings are likely at some point to require a repair of dental caries or fillings. It is estimated that caries affect 60 to 90% of school children, the majority of adults, and their repair occupies most of a dentist’s time.1, 2 The management of caries is relatively standardized across dental offices. It involves making an…

need to be able to identify and correctly classify each type of occlusion. Knowing occlusion will help me investigate other serious issues that may be occurring in my patient such as attrition, temporal mandibular joint issues, and problems with mastication. Classifying occlusion will also help me suggest seeing an orthodontist if I think my patient could really benefit from going through orthodontics. In my field, extra oral and intraoral exams are critical in the screening of cancer or harmful…

The process of digesting the hamburger you love is not as simple as you would think. It can take up to three days to fully digest the hamburger since it is a more fattier food. The first step of the process is mastication, which begins in your mouth. The food is broken down into smaller pieces by the grinding of teeth and the movement of the tongue. At this point salivary amylase is secreted by the exocrine glands and breaks down the starches and simple sugars from carbohydrates. Once the…

The temporomandibular joint is one of the most complex joints in the body. The procedure that we covered is total alloplastic joint replacement. Like any other procedure, reflection, incision, resection as well as re attachment of biological tissues is necessary for successful completion. In the case of the total replacement of the temporomandibular joint the musculature that is affected are the temporalis, lateral pterygoid, medial pterygoid, masseter as well as buccinator. As for the tissues…

Evaluate how the name of a muscle can distinguish its location, action, shape, and function. Select five different muscles to make this distinction. Depending on the anatomical position of the body part, certain prefixes, and suffixes are utilized in order to find its location verbally. These prefixes and suffixes can be described by the: size of the muscle, location of the muscles, direction of the muscle fibers, amount of origins, shape of a muscle, and location of a muscle origin/insertion.…

In this phase, solid is placed into the mouth and the lips are shut by the orbicularis oris facial muscle (VII). The food is mixed with salvia and masticated with the teeth, so it can pass through the esophagus for digestion. Sensory recognition is critical at this stage and the movement and timing patterns in this phase varies depending on the viscosity. The salvia and food has now created a bolus in which lateral movements of the tongue and mandible are made. Furthermore, the soft palate has…

which help in decreasing and preventing the occurrence of caries which are: 1. Fibers: this will help in cleaning the oral cavity during mastication and thus lessen plaque accumulation 2. Amides/low sugar diet: have proven to show low levels of caries 3. Cheese: is characterized by being cariostatic due to its alkalinity 4. Whole-grain food: need more mastication which stimulates salivary flow 5. Calcium: inhibits caries formation 6. Black tea extracts: increases flurorine concentration in…

meat. Moreover, the jaw is arranged to crush the meat in the mouth. The dingo fits in with the Canidae in the Family category because the dingo has bicuspid (two points) on the lower carnassial talonid. This gives the dingo an extra ability in mastication. If you look at the number of chromosomes that…

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