Validity and reliability of a Self-Implementable method to evaluate masticatory performance: Use of color-changeable chewing gum and a color scale

Journal of Prosthodontic Research

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 24-28

  Kamiyama, Miho ^a   Kanazawa, Manabu ^a   Fujinami, Yukiko ^a   Minakuchi, Shunsuke ^a  

^a Division of Oral Health Sciences   (Japan)

Author keywords

Color scale; Color changeable chewing gum; Inter examiner consistency; Intra examiner consistency; Masticatory performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 70450247113     PISSN: 18831958     EISSN: 22124632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpor.2009.08.001     Document Type: Article

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