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The Effect of Caries on the Chewing Ability of Children: A Scoping Review

Bramantoro T 1 , Irmalia WR 2 , Santoso CMA 3 , Mohd Nor NA 4 , Utomo H 5 , Ramadhani A 1 Show all authors , Kristanti RA 6 , Nugraha AP 7

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
  • 2 Indonesian Health Innovation and Collaboration Institute, Surabaya, Indonesia
  • 3 Faculty of Public Health, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
  • 4 Department of Community Oral Health and Clinical Prevention, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 5 Department of Forensic Odontology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
  • 6 Student of Doctoral Program, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
  • 7 Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
Eur J Dent, 2022 Dec 13.
PMID: 36513344 DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1758066

Abstract

Childhood caries might have several effects on the children's general health and growth, including chewing ability. This study aims to identify the evidences found regarding the effect of caries on the chewing ability of children through a scoping review. A scoping review literature search was performed in three databases (Scopus, PUBMED, and Web of Science) without restricting the publicized year. The selected articles were using human as its subjects and aiming to analyze the effects of caries on mastication ability in children. Ten articles matched the inclusion criteria of this review. All the articles suggested a deleterious effect of caries on masticatory performance, maximum bite force, swallowing threshold, and even masticatory behavior. Two of them stated that the effect was reversible by giving dental treatment. This scoping review concludes a negative effect of caries on the children's chewing ability.

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