A study for assesing masticatory performance of elderly people in Thailand

Countries/Regions
Thailand
Category
Research
Academic Field
Dentistry
Related goals of SDGs
3 Good health and well-being
Keyword Thai, mastication, elderly, healthy long life

Information on Niigata University

Name of the professor/researcher Kazuhiro Hori
Position/Faculty Associate Professor, Faculty of Dentistry

Information on the Counterpart

Countries/Regions Thailand
Faculty/Institution Faculty of Dentistry, Khon Kaen University

Detailed Information/Report on Activities

The relationship between the objective masticatory performance assessment and food acceptance questionnaire in Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital was analysed as a collaborative research. We will develop the food acceptance questionnaire for Thai people beased on those results.