THE JUSTIFICATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT NECESSITY OF A NEW CHEWING TEST

Abstract

The aim of this work is to study the advantages and disadvantages of existing chewing tests and to justify the development necessity of a new chewing test. Dynamic chewing tests can serve as a good diagnostic method to assess the quality of dental treatment. Two main groups of chewing efficiency evaluating methods can be distinguished among the existing chewing tests. These are methods conducting in accordance to the crushing degree of the solid test material and to the mixing degree of the two-color plastic test material. However, existing chewing tests are not widely used among practicing dentists as a diagnostic methods, which is caused by their complexity and duration, the negative properties of the proposed test materials. It explains the need to develop a new chewing test. According to the review of existing chewing tests, an evaluating method based on a color analysis of mixing a two-color plastic test materials currently more promising. In addition, the advantage of these methods is the high prevalence of automated results assessment. However, the automation of this process has not reached the required level for quick use in the dental office. Thus, the development of a new chewing test should be aimed at a more suitable test material selection and a simpler and more advanced automated evaluating method development.