Jaw Bite Force to Predict Masseter Muscle Thickness and Swallowing Functions

Gözde Şengül Ayçiçek; Güneş Arık; Büşra Can; İhsan Yıkılgan; Mahmut Duymuş; Zekeriya Ülger

doi:10.4274/atfm.galenos.2021.38258

Jaw Bite Force to Predict Masseter Muscle Thickness and Swallowing Functions

Abstract

Objectives: The age-related changes in the masticatory muscles and teeth lead to large spectrum of problems from malnutrition to death in the elderly. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship among bite strength, chewing muscle thickness, and swallowing difficulty. Materials and Methods: A total of 58 patients (47 over 65 years old and 11 young) were included in the study. After a comprehensive geriatric assessment of the older adults, the jaw bite force was assessed with pressure sensitive sensor and chewing muscles thicknesses were measured with ultrasound in both groups. The swallowing difficulty was determined by the eating assessment tool (EAT-10). Results: The median age was 71 years (minimum-maximum: 21-85) and 48.3% of the participants were women. Bilateral jaw bite force scores and masseter muscles thicknesses were lower in the elderly than in the young patients and in the patients with tooth prosthesis than in those without prosthesis (p<0.05, p<0.01, respectively). There was a positive correlation between jaw bite force and masseter muscle thicknesses (p<0.05). Jaw bite force was positively correlated with handgrip strength (right r=0.428, p=0.002 and left r=0.347, p=0.007). Both right and left jaw bite forces were negatively correlated with EAT-10 scores (r=-0.342, p=0.017 and r=-0.383, p=0.005, respectively). Conclusion: Decreasing of the jaw bite force and masseter muscle thickness with age may be the reporter of malnutrition and swallowing difficulty. Further studies are needed with larger number of patients to determine if these parameters predict jaw bite force and swallowing dysfunction in older adults.

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Ethical Statement

Ethics Committee Approval: The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Gazi University, Faculty of Medicine, 01/2016-110 Informed Consent: Informed consent was obtained from all patients. Peer-reviewed: Externally peer-reviewed. Authorship ContributionsSurgical and Medical Practices: G.Ş.A., G.A., B.C., İ.Y., M.D., Concept: G.Ş.A., Z.Ü., Design: G.Ş.A., Z.Ü., Data Collection or Processing: G.Ş.A., G.A., B.C., Analysis or Interpretation: G.Ş.A., M.C.K., Literature Search: G.Ş.A., G.A., B.C., Writing: G.Ş.A., Z.Ü. Conflict of Interest: No conflict of interest was declared by the authors. Financial Disclosure: The authors declared that this study received no financial support.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Geriatrics and Gerontology

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Gözde Şengül Ayçiçek ^*
0000-0003-0528-8851
Türkiye

Güneş Arık This is me
0000-0002-4766-3982
Türkiye

Büşra Can This is me
0000-0002-7170-8044
Türkiye

İhsan Yıkılgan This is me
0000-0001-9998-6057
Türkiye

Mahmut Duymuş This is me
0000-0002-7482-3160
Türkiye

Zekeriya Ülger This is me
0000-0002-6325-496X
Türkiye

Publication Date

August 31, 2021

Submission Date

September 29, 2020

Acceptance Date

February 16, 2021

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Year 2021 Volume: 74 Number: 2

DOI

https://doi.org/10.4274/atfm.galenos.2021.38258

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https://izlik.org/JA54DX24HN

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RIS / Bibtex

APA

Ayçiçek, G. Ş., Arık, G., Can, B., Yıkılgan, İ., Duymuş, M., & Ülger, Z. (2021). Jaw Bite Force to Predict Masseter Muscle Thickness and Swallowing Functions. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası, 74(2), 200-205. https://doi.org/10.4274/atfm.galenos.2021.38258

AMA

1.Ayçiçek GŞ, Arık G, Can B, Yıkılgan İ, Duymuş M, Ülger Z. Jaw Bite Force to Predict Masseter Muscle Thickness and Swallowing Functions. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası. 2021;74(2):200-205. doi:10.4274/atfm.galenos.2021.38258

Chicago

Ayçiçek, Gözde Şengül, Güneş Arık, Büşra Can, İhsan Yıkılgan, Mahmut Duymuş, and Zekeriya Ülger. 2021. “Jaw Bite Force to Predict Masseter Muscle Thickness and Swallowing Functions”. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası 74 (2): 200-205. https://doi.org/10.4274/atfm.galenos.2021.38258.

EndNote

Ayçiçek GŞ, Arık G, Can B, Yıkılgan İ, Duymuş M, Ülger Z (August 1, 2021) Jaw Bite Force to Predict Masseter Muscle Thickness and Swallowing Functions. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası 74 2 200–205.

IEEE

[1]G. Ş. Ayçiçek, G. Arık, B. Can, İ. Yıkılgan, M. Duymuş, and Z. Ülger, “Jaw Bite Force to Predict Masseter Muscle Thickness and Swallowing Functions”, Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası, vol. 74, no. 2, pp. 200–205, Aug. 2021, doi: 10.4274/atfm.galenos.2021.38258.

ISNAD

Ayçiçek, Gözde Şengül - Arık, Güneş - Can, Büşra - Yıkılgan, İhsan - Duymuş, Mahmut - Ülger, Zekeriya. “Jaw Bite Force to Predict Masseter Muscle Thickness and Swallowing Functions”. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası 74/2 (August 1, 2021): 200-205. https://doi.org/10.4274/atfm.galenos.2021.38258.

JAMA

1.Ayçiçek GŞ, Arık G, Can B, Yıkılgan İ, Duymuş M, Ülger Z. Jaw Bite Force to Predict Masseter Muscle Thickness and Swallowing Functions. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası. 2021;74:200–205.

MLA

Ayçiçek, Gözde Şengül, et al. “Jaw Bite Force to Predict Masseter Muscle Thickness and Swallowing Functions”. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası, vol. 74, no. 2, Aug. 2021, pp. 200-5, doi:10.4274/atfm.galenos.2021.38258.

Vancouver

1.Gözde Şengül Ayçiçek, Güneş Arık, Büşra Can, İhsan Yıkılgan, Mahmut Duymuş, Zekeriya Ülger. Jaw Bite Force to Predict Masseter Muscle Thickness and Swallowing Functions. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası. 2021 Aug. 1;74(2):200-5. doi:10.4274/atfm.galenos.2021.38258

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