A research of oral function improvement by training with chewing gum in children

A research of oral function improvement by training with chewing gum in children - A research of oral function improvement by training with chewing gum in children

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000036173

Enrollment

133

Registered

2019-03-13

Start date

2019-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

healthy person

Interventions

training with chewing gums for 3 months

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 5th grader of Kogasaki elementary school at Matsudo in 2019

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Those who are attached orthodontic appliance. Those who have too severe vomit reflection to take dental impression. Those who have deciduous tooth very likely to be shed by taking dental impression.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Masticatory movement: masticatory path width	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1) masticatory movement: the number of chewing and the angle of masticatory path 2) dental model : dental arch width, dental arch length, the capacity of palate 3) intraoral and facial photography: molar relation and facial index 4) oral function: bite force, lip pressure and the tongue pressure 5) sound: formant 6) breathing: respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, nasal resistance, tidal volume, SpO2, EtCO2 7) questionnaire 8) the number of S.mutans in the saliva 1.the number of Streptococcus 2.the number of S.mutans (S.sobrinus is included.) 3.the ratio of number of S.mutans to Streptococcus 4.the number of Lactobacillus	—

Measure

Time frame

1) masticatory movement: the number of chewing and the angle of masticatory path 2) dental model : dental arch width, dental arch length, the capacity of palate 3) intraoral and facial photography: molar relation and facial index 4) oral function: bite force, lip pressure and the tongue pressure 5) sound: formant 6) breathing: respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, nasal resistance, tidal volume, SpO2, EtCO2 7) questionnaire 8) the number of S.mutans in the saliva 1.the number of Streptococcus 2.the number of S.mutans (S.sobrinus is included.) 3.the ratio of number of S.mutans to Streptococcus 4.the number of Lactobacillus

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Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactKaori Ishii

Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo Department of Orthodontics

ishii.kaori@nihon-u.ac.jp047-360-9412

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026