Mastication in overweight and obese children: A comparative cross-sectional study.

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Author	Santos, Renata Emmanuele Assunção Leandro, Carol Góis de França, Karla Eveline Ximenes Barbosa, Danielly Alves Mendes Aragão, Raquel da Silva Pinheiro, Isabeli Lins Ferraz-Pereira, Kelli Nogueira
Copyright Year	2022
Abstract	ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to analyze masticatory characteristics in children from 7 to 10 years, and to compare these characteristics among normal weight, overweight and obese children.MethodsThis is a cross-sectional study, conducted in northeast Brazil, with a sample of 160 children, aged 7 to 10 years. The authors evaluated: nutritional and dental status; food intake; masticatory parameters and orofacial myofunctional characteristics. The children were divided according to nutritional status into normal weight (n = 101), overweight (n = 33) and obesity (n = 26) groups.ResultsThe results showed that Obese children had a larger bite size (g) (median = 6.0, Q1-Q3 = 4.0-9.0, p = 0.049) and performed fewer masticatory sequences (median = 3.0, Q1-Q3 = 2.0-3.2, p = 0.024) than children with normal weight (median = 5.0, Q1-Q3 = 4.0-7.0; median = 4.0, Q1-Q3 = 3.0-5.0). Furthermore, obese children finished feeding in a shorter time (s) (median = 62.5, Q1-Q3 = 50.5-70.0, p = 0.039) than normal weight children (median = 66.0, Q1-Q3 = 56.5-78.0) and overweight children (median = 66.0, Q1-Q3 = 58.0-81.5).ConclusionsThe present results suggest that obese children present changes in mastication, evidenced by larger bite-size, performing fewer masticatory sequences and rapid mastication, which may contribute to increased food consumption and the development of excess weight.
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ISSN	00217557
Journal	Jornal de Pediatria [J Pediatr (Rio J)]
Volume Number	99
DOI	10.1016/j.jped.2022.07.008
PubMed Central reference number	PMC10031329
Issue Number	2
PubMed reference number	36113564
e-ISSN	16784782
Language	English
Publisher	Elsevier
Publisher Date	2022-09-14
Access Restriction	Open
Rights License	This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). © 2022 Sociedade Brasileira de Pediatria. Published by Elsevier Editora Ltda.
Subject Keyword	Mastication Child Obesity Pediatric obesity Stomatognathic system
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health