"Mastication" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The act and process of chewing and grinding food in the mouth.
| Descriptor ID |
D008409
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G07.203.650.283.500 G10.261.330.500
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| Concept/Terms |
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Mastication" by people in this website by year, and whether "Mastication" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mastication" by people in Profiles.
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Tradeoffs between bite force and gape in Eulemur and Varecia. J Morphol. 2024 May; 285(5):e21699.
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Rhythmic chew cycles with distinct fast and slow phases are ancestral to gnathostomes. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2023 12 04; 378(1891):20220539.
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Three-dimensional mandibular kinematics of mastication in the marsupial Didelphis virginiana. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2023 12 04; 378(1891):20220548.
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Dynamic finite element modelling of the macaque mandible during a complete mastication gape cycle. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2023 12 04; 378(1891):20220549.
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The biomechanics of chewing and suckling in the infant: A potential mechanism for physiologic metopic suture closure. PLoS Comput Biol. 2023 06; 19(6):e1011227.
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Biomechanical and Cortical Control of Tongue Movements During Chewing and Swallowing. Dysphagia. 2024 Feb; 39(1):1-32.
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Sagittal suture strain in capuchin monkeys (Sapajus and Cebus) during feeding. Am J Biol Anthropol. 2023 04; 180(4):633-654.
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Loss of oral sensation impairs feeding performance and consistency of tongue-jaw coordination. J Oral Rehabil. 2022 Aug; 49(8):806-816.
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Twist and chew: three-dimensional tongue kinematics during chewing in macaque primates. Biol Lett. 2021 12; 17(12):20210431.
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Ingestive behaviors in bearded capuchins (Sapajus libidinosus). Sci Rep. 2020 11 30; 10(1):20850.