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Published in: BMC Pediatrics 1/2018

Open Access 01-12-2018 | Research article

Occlusal force predicts global motion coherence threshold in adolescent boys

Authors: Kensuke Kiriishi, Hirokazu Doi, Nobuaki Magata, Tetsuro Torisu, Mihoko Tanaka, Makoto Ohkubo, Mitsuhiro Haneda, Masaki Okatomi, Kazuyuki Shinohara, Takao Ayuse

Published in: BMC Pediatrics | Issue 1/2018

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Abstract

Background

Beneficial effects of mastication on cognitive abilities in the elderly have been shown in human studies. However, little is currently known about the effect of masticatory stimulation on cognitive and perceptual ability in younger populations. The purpose of the present study is to investigate the influences of masticatory stimulation on perceptual ability in adolescent boys.

Methods

The present study examined the relationship between occlusal force (i.e., masticatory stimulation) and visual perception ability in adolescent boys. Visual perception ability was quantified by measuring global motion coherence threshold using psychophysical method. As an index of masticatory stimulation, occlusal force was measured by pressure sensitive film. We also measured participants’ athletic ability, e.g. aerobic capacity and grip strength, as potential confounding factor.

Results

The multiple regression analysis revealed a significant negative correlation between global motion coherence threshold and occlusal force, which persisted after controlling for confounding factors such as age and aerobic capacity.

Conclusions

This finding indicates that masticatory stimulation enhances visual perception in adolescent boys, indicating the possibility that beneficial effects of masticatory stimulation are observed not only in the elderly but in developing population consistently with the findings of the previous animal studies.
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Metadata
Title
Occlusal force predicts global motion coherence threshold in adolescent boys
Authors
Kensuke Kiriishi
Hirokazu Doi
Nobuaki Magata
Tetsuro Torisu
Mihoko Tanaka
Makoto Ohkubo
Mitsuhiro Haneda
Masaki Okatomi
Kazuyuki Shinohara
Takao Ayuse
Publication date
01-12-2018
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Pediatrics / Issue 1/2018
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2431
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-018-1309-2

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