A comparison of colorimetric and visual methods for the assessment of masticatory performance with color-changeable chewing gum in older persons

• Main Authors: Yoshihiro Kugimiya (Author), Yutaka Watanabe (Author), Maki Shirobe (Author), Yoshiko Motohashi (Author), Keiko Motokawa (Author), Ayako Edahiro (Author), Yuki Ohara (Author), Masahiro Ryu (Author), Kentaro Igarashi (Author), Daichi Hoshino (Author), Junko Nakajima (Author), Takayuki Ueda (Author), Yu Taniguchi (Author), Toru Ogawa (Author), Kenji Maekawa (Author), Katsushi Tamaki (Author), Takuo Kuboki (Author), Akihiko Kitamura (Author), Shoji Shinkai (Author), Hirohiko Hirano (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/purpose: Color-changeable chewing gum is used for the evaluation of masticatory performance. However, it is currently unclear whether colorimetric and visual assessment methods yield consistent results. This study aimed to clarify the consistency between colorimetric and visual methods us...