Influence of disinfectant solutions on test materials used for the determination of masticatory performance

• Main Authors: Simone Silvério Campos (Author), Cássio Vicente Pereira (Author), Márcio Gilberto Zangerônimo (Author), Leandro Silva Marques (Author), Luciano José Pereira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2013-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Masticatory function can be evaluated objectively as the capacity of an individual to fragment solid food after a fixed number of chewing cycles, the so-called masticatory performance (MP). The objective of this study was to evaluate the reliability of four different test materials (Optosil, Optocal...