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Chewing

Known as: Mastication, chew, chewed 
The process of biting and mashing food with the teeth prior to swallowing. [GOC:gvg]
National Institutes of Health

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11 relations

Narrower (1)

Bruxism
Masticatory SystemOral TobaccoOral cavityStomatognathic System

Broader (3)

Oral behaviorsjaw movementoral function

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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Influence of age and dental status on chewing behaviour studied by EMG recordings during consumption of various food samples.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of age and dental status on chewing performance in humans. DESIGN Electromyography recordings… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
Neurological aspects of areca and betel chewing
Abstract Betel quid chewing has been claimed to produce a sense of well‐being, euphoria, warm sensation of the body, sweating… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Variations in human masseter and temporalis muscle activity related to food texture during free and side-imposed mastication.
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Effect of enzyme preparations on in situ and in vitro degradation and in vivo digestive characteristics of mature cool-season grass forage in beef steers.
In situ and in vitro studies with a 3 x 2 x 5 factorial arrangement of treatments with an added untreated control evaluated three… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Xerostomia, Xerogenic Medications and Food Avoidances in Selected Geriatric Groups
OBJECTIVE: To study the relationship between complaints of xerostomia and salivary performance and food avoidances in four… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Behavioural effects of the putative D-3 dopamine receptor agonist 7-OH-DPAT in relation to other “D-2-like” agonists
Review
1986
Review
1986
Medical complications of cocaine abuse.
The earliest known use of cocaine, as suggested by the finding of coca leaves in the tombs of Indian mummies, was in 600 A.D.1 2… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Cocaine pharmacokinetics in humans.
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Synchrony among rhythmical facial tremor, neocortical ‘ALPHA’ waves, and thalamic non-sensory neuronal bursts in intact awake rats
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Occlusal interferences and mastication: an electromyographic study.
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