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CC BY 4.0 · Eur J Dent 2023; 17(04): 1012-1019
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1758066
Review Article

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

Taufan Bramantoro
1   Department of Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
,
Wahyuning Ratih Irmalia
2   Indonesian Health Innovation and Collaboration Institute, Surabaya, Indonesia
,
Cornelia Melinda Adi Santoso
3   Faculty of Public Health, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
,
Nor Azlida Mohd Nor 
4   Department of Community Oral Health and Clinical Prevention, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
,
Haryono Utomo
5   Department of Forensic Odontology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
,
Aulia Ramadhani
1   Department of Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
,
Risma Aprinda Kristanti
6   Student of Doctoral Program, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
7   Department of Biomedical Sciences, Medical Study Program, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UIN Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang, Malang, East Java, Indonesia
,
Alexander Patera Nugraha
8   Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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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.

Keywords

caries - children oral health - mastication - masticatory performance - medicine


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13 December 2022

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