Why Diet?
Why diet? If you can’t think of a good and permanent answer then don’t do it. Personally doing anything with the word die it in seems rather unhealthy and dieting definitely is not healthy in the long run, You might lose the weight, even keep it off for a while, but when dieting it always [...]
Learn MorePhysiology of Mastication
Cutting the food substances into small particles and grinding them into a soft bolus is known as Mastication. The incisors provide a strong cutting action, and the molars have a grinding action. Mastication is a first mechanical process to which the food is subjected. It is centrally regulated by the cortex and medulla in the brain. It involves a complex interplay of motor, sensory and secretory steps. It is partially voluntary and partially reflex.
Grinding of food during mastication continues in a somewhat rotary fashion, with the bolus usually being shifted occasionally from one side of the dental arch to the other.
When food is completely chewed, the jaw-closing muscles are inhibited to prevent the sudden banging of teeth. This terminates the chewing stroke.
Here are some good tips; take a reasonably sized bite only; chew with lips closed; don’t touch front teeth with tongue as you chew; allow complete grinding and sufficient salivary secretions for the formation of soft bolus.
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