Reduced lip seal strength and missing teeth are associated with poorer masticatory performance in young adults with intellectual disabilities: a cross-sectional analytical study.
F M Martínez-ArnauRodrigo Núñez-CortésJ M Valderrama-MejíaC Cruz-MontecinosJuan J Carrasco-FernandezS Cortés-AmadorPublished in: Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDR (2023)
Persons with intellectual disabilities have a poorer masticatory performance than adults without IDs. Our findings indicate that the primary determinants of optimal masticatory function in PwIDs are the strength of the lip seal and the number of missing teeth.