During mastication, the tongue and, to a lesser extent, the lips and cheeks acts to keep food between the grinding surfaces of the teeth. This can be demonstrated by trying to chew your next meal while holding your tongue still.
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Different quantities and sizes of peanuts were offered to six human subjects for mastication at two or three experimental sessions during which jaw movements and chewing cycle duration were measured. ... A. Thexton and K.M. Hiiemae; The Effect of Food Consistency upon Jaw Movement in the Macaque:
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The normal pattern of tongue contact against the hard palate, control of tongue activity, and coordination with jaw movement during mastication is described. ... The reduced ability to comminute food or to process the bolus in patients with movement disorders (Schneider et al., 1986; Leopold and Kagel, 1996),
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The 3D masticatory jaw movement during food breakage was formulated for two types of test foods. The coefficients of determination (R2) between the measured and model-based values ranged from 0.846 to 0.882. Differences were found in the kinematic parameters between the test foods.
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It is hypothesized that observed jaw movements were unrelated to food particle size but that the amplitude of each vertical movement depended on the volume of food that was broken by the teeth during the next closing stroke. ... Lucas, P.W. and Luke, D.A. (1983a): Methods for Analysing the Breakdown of Food in Human Mastication,
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This study evaluated the mandibular condyle displacement on the working side while masticating certain foods with different textures. ... Significant posterior and superior shifts of the mandibular condyle were observed during mastication of beef jerky, compared with the findings obtained during border movement.
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As mastication progresses, the size and hardness of the food change, as does the masticatory movement itself. For these reasons, the food used in evaluating ...
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That meant no food processors, ' no blast-chillers, no distillators, no waterbaths, no vacuum cookers. ... I was there when a movement crystallised that will challenge the Spanish-driven molecular gastronomy, the self-styled "techno-emotional" cuisine, and the hero-worship of technique, process and texture over flavour.
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It is clear that mandibular movement recordings dur ing mastication could be a new method to study food texture. To complete these results, rheological meas ...
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Relationship between jaw movement and food breakdown in human mastication. ... The effects of food consistency on jaw movement and posterior temporalis and inferior orbicularis oris muscle activities during chewing in children.
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