What's the difference between chewing and masticatory?

Chewing


Definition:

  • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Chew

Example Sentences:

  • (1) There was a linear increase in the dimensions of these zones after the chewing.
  • (2) In a second set of test sessions, volunteers chewed sugarless gum for 10 minutes, starting 15 minutes after they ate the snack food.
  • (3) The model has been used to evaluate mineral changes from the use of fluoride dentifrices and rinses, chewing gum, and food sequencing.
  • (4) The prevalence of kola nut chewing and the effects attributed to it are briefly reviewed.
  • (5) A case is presented of deliberate chewing of the flowers of henbane (Hyoscyamus niger) in the hope of producing euphoria, and an account is given of the poisoning so produced.
  • (6) The wide variation in potency explains the variation found in absolute bioavailability, and the increase in release rate when the pellets are crushed explains the differences seen in peak plasma times, since the pellets will be chewed to varying degrees by the horse.
  • (7) American Horror Story is a paean to the supernatural whose greatest purpose is letting washed-up actors and pop stars chew the scenery on the way to winning awards .
  • (8) Pictures of the Social Network star emerged on Twitter and Instagram on Wednesday, showing Garfield in full costume for Punchdrunk's current show, The Drowned Man , chewing seductively on a stick of straw .
  • (9) Chew on this during the change: TBS notes that the Pirates are 69-17 when they score four or more runs....gulp.
  • (10) Relationships between chewing activities and rates of particle breakdown, passage, and digestion were also determined.
  • (11) During each test period one group chewed a combination of one piece sorbitol and one piece sucrose flavored gum five times per day, the second group correspondingly chewed xylitol and sucrose flavored gum, while the third group served as a no hygiene control group.
  • (12) Epidemiologists need to conduct studies to determine if there is an increased likelihood of developing cancer in betel chewing pregnant women and OC users due to increased sensitivity of their lymphocytes to genetic damage compared with nonchewing pregnant women and OC users.
  • (13) So that you know he's evil, he is dressed like a giant, bedraggled grey duckling, in a fur coat made up of bits of chewed-up wolf.
  • (14) The relationship of nutritional status, self-perceived chewing ability, dental status, and social isolation was examined.
  • (15) A cooperative multicenter study was performed to evaluate two salivary secretion methods-the chewing gum test and the Saxon test by a crossover method.
  • (16) The buccal mucosa was the most common site of occurrence; 98.3% of these individuals had oral habits, with smoking alone or smoking in combination with "pan" or "supari" chewing accounting for 74.9% of the habit forms.
  • (17) We have compared the ability of drugs to induce chewing and retching or emesis in squirrel monkeys; such studies are not possible in rodents, which do not vomit.
  • (18) The ability to perceive thickness differences between the incisors was more accurate after 1 hour's chewing than normally.
  • (19) The results show a significant difference between the cranial values of the two chewing experiences.
  • (20) When increasing the length of the chewing object, secretion of fluid (P less than 0.013), but not enzymes, further increased.

Masticatory


Definition:

  • (a.) Chewing; adapted to perform the office o/ chewing food.
  • (n.) A substance to be chewed to increase the saliva.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) We have amended and added to Fabian's tables giving a functional assessment of individual masticatory muscles.
  • (2) The strain gauge data suggested that a relation exists between masticatory force and parotid salivary flow.
  • (3) After dental loss, occlusal reconstruction is required to prevent dental migration, to reestablish masticatory function and to protect the temporo-mandibular joint.
  • (4) A sample consisting of 50 adult subjects aged between 21-23 years was assessed for their masticatory ability, by the use of a masticatory efficiency test.
  • (5) Masticatory efficiency was measured by means of a spectrophotometer, using adenosine triphosphate (ATP) granules, the biting force and occlusal contact area.
  • (6) It is thus concluded, based on morphological observations, that the porcine masticatory system bears resemblance to the human situation.
  • (7) To support this, a small study on dentate subjects suggests the covering of the palatal mucosa with an acrylic plate does not affect masticatory performance.
  • (8) A good complete denture should perform with physiologic characteristics, and restore masticatory function and oral health.
  • (9) Masticatory stimulation during the healing period will maximize the area of functional PDM and minimize dentoalveolar ankylosis.
  • (10) One of the characteristics of human masseter muscle is type IM fibers, which are rarely seen in muscles other than the masticatory muscles.
  • (11) Insertion of bite planes on the right mandibular lateral teeth of eight young rabbits caused load changes in the masticatory system.
  • (12) However, when the frequency was above 135Hz, tongue muscle activity was not induced although activity was still observed in the masticatory muscles.
  • (13) During the chewing of an almond the relative masticatory forces of the masseter muscle below the peak load were higher for patients than referents.
  • (14) Electromyographic recordings were also obtained from 11 subjects without signs or symptoms associated with their TMJs or masticatory musculature.
  • (15) The effect of prosthetic restoration of masticatory ability on dietary selection was evaluated in 23 edentulous patients with denture adaptation problems.
  • (16) Both patients presented significant and specific alterations of masticatory movement and electromyographic activity before treatment, and this enabled a differential diagnosis between the articular and muscular forms of CMD to be made.
  • (17) The modulation produced by cortical stimulation, whether inhibitory or excitatory, was not phasically related to the masticatory cycle.
  • (18) When the lateral teeth are aligned, masticatory stability should be considered.
  • (19) Masticatory performance and swallowing threshold performance improved with prosthodontic rehabilitation but this improvement was less than with comparable controls.
  • (20) This indicates that there is much more supraorbital bone than is necessary both to counter masticatory loads and to provide an adequate safety factor to failure for these loads.

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