Validação do teste de habilidade de mistura com goma de mascar de duas cores para avaliação da performance mastigatória em usuários de próteses totais
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2017-03-20
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Universidade Federal de Goiás
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Objective: To test the validity and reliability of a method to measure the masticatory performance of complete denture wearers employing a two-colour gum mixing ability test through visual and opto-electronical analysis. Material and Methods: A sample of 75 subjects was selected from patients who received new conventional tissue-supported complete dentures in a clinic at the Federal University of Goiás. Masticatory tests were performed using a two-colour chewing gum that was masticated for 5, 10, 20, 30 and 50 chewing cycles, performed in a random order. The mixing level of the two colours of the chewed gum was assessed visually by two independent raters based on a 5-point ordinal scale. Then, the specimens were flattened into a 1 mm width wafer, scanned and saved as a two-sided digital image. Each pair of images was submitted to a colourimetric analysis using a custom-made software (ViewGum©, Dhal Software, Greece). The circular variance of hue (VOH) was used as a measure of the level of the colour mixture. The lower is the VOH, the greater is the mixture and, consequently, the masticatory performance. In the current study design, a varying number of chewing cycles simulated different levels of masticatory performance in one subject. The intra and inter-examiner agreement for the visual analysis was measured by the intraclass correlation coefficient and the weighted Kappa. The reliability of VOH analysis was assessed using the Bland-Altman plots. Results: Overall inter and intra-rater agreement in visual analysis was 64% and 68%, respectively (almost 99% of scores ranged within ±1 point). Overall weighted kappa was >0.80 and intraclass correlation coefficient was 0.91. A proportional increase in the level of mixture occurred with increased number of chewing cycles for both the visual and colourimetric analysis (p<0.001). Similarly, VOH and the visual
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analysis were highly correlated (r= -0.89; p<0.001). Bland-Altman plots revealed excellent agreement and extremely low systematic error between duplicated VOH measures. Conclusion: The two-colour chewing gum test is a valid and reliable method for assessment of the masticatory performance in complete denture wearers using both the visual and electronic colourimetric analysis.
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SILVA, L. C. Validação do teste de habilidade de mistura com goma de mascar de duas cores para avaliação da performance mastigatória em usuários de próteses totais. 2017. 88 f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Odontologia) - Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, 2017.