Masticatory Efficiency in Children

UnknownOBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment

96

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

May 1, 2021

Primary Completion Date

May 1, 2024

Study Completion Date

December 1, 2024

Conditions
Mastication Disorder
Interventions
OTHER

Assesment of masticatory efficiency with optical scanning method

Participants will chew a standardized silicone tablet controlled by the examiner for 20 masticatory strokes. By scanning the comminuted particles, data on each particle size will be obtained. Enhanced masticatory performance is presented by a decrease in the chewed particle areas and an increase in the number of chewed particles.

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

body mass index

as an indication of nutritional status

Trial Locations (2)

51000

RECRUITING

Clinical Hospital Center Rijeka, Rijeka

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Faculty of Dental Medicine of the University of Rijeka, Rijeka

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Clinical Hospital Center Rijeka

OTHER