Association between the number of bilateral free-end posterior tooth loss and mastication performance in RSGM USU patients

Mastication is the process of mechanically crushing food to form soft particles, facilitating theingestion in providing nutrients body. One objectively assessed mastication functions ismastication performance. The number tooth losses one factor that affects performance; moretooth loss, lower Posterior teeth play an important role function,and loss posterior decreases research aims determine associationbetween bilateral free-end and This type isdescriptive-analytic with a cross-sectional design. subjects this were 17 people. Data collectedby examining oral cavity color-changeable chewing gum assess performance using acolorimeter. analyzed Mann-Whitney test. results showed all bilateralfree-end both arches had poor statistical test resultsshowed no association between inone p = 1,000 (p 0.05). It can occur because does not pay attention numberof occlusion pairs assessment are notquantitative. be considered assessing masticationperformance as educational basis for denture care. KEYWORDS: Bilateral Free End, Performance