Coordinated features in jaw and neck muscle activities induced by chewing of soft and hard gum in healthy subjects

• Main Authors: Tomohiro Ishii (Author), Noriyuki Narita (Author), Hiroshi Endo (Author), Masanobu Wakami (Author), Masakazu Okubo (Author), Takeshi Uchida (Author), Ikuo Kantake (Author), Koh Shibutani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Backgrounds Jaw and neck muscles may be activated by chewing load using a hard food. However, it remains unclear how effects the gum hardness to the coordinated features in jaw and neck muscle activities during chewing performance. Objectives This study was conducted to quantitatively eluci...