"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mastication" by people in Profiles.
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Sarmet M, Takehara S, de Campos PS, Kagiyama K, Kumei Y, Mayerl CJ, Mangilli LD, Zeredo JLL. Age-Related Changes in Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) Feeding Behavior and Physiology: Insights of Masticatory and Swallowing Functions. Am J Primatol. 2025 Aug; 87(8):e70070.
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Nagata M, Merifield LE, Cruz-Mattos G, Oamil A, Heidelberg X, Maskarinec G, Herzog TA, Shvetsov YB, Paulino YC, Hernandez BY. Association Between Betel Nut Chewing and Body Mass Index: A Cross-Sectional Study in Guam. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2025 Jun 26; 22(7).
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Lai JF, Mendez AJ, Li X, Wilkens LR, Herzog T, Franke AA. Arecoline in buccal cells reflects Areca nut dose. Drug Test Anal. 2025 Jan; 17(1):131-137.
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Aweau K, Erari S, Im S, Murphy K, Pokhrel P, Herzog TA. What Motivates Betel Quid Chewers to Quit? An Analysis of Several Cessation-Relevant Variables. Subst Use Misuse. 2024; 59(7):1095-1101.
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Ghosh T, Han Y, Raju V, Hossain D, McCrory MA, Higgins J, Boushey C, Delp EJ, Sazonov E. Integrated image and sensor-based food intake detection in free-living. Sci Rep. 2024 01 18; 14(1):1665.
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Hamamoto Y, Ouhara K, Miyagawa T, Shintani T, Komatsu N, Kajiya M, Matsuda S, Fujita T, Sasaki S, Iwata T, Ohno H, Yoneda M, Mizuno N, Kurihara H. Masticatory dysfunction in patients with diabetic neuropathy: A cross-sectional study. PLoS One. 2022; 17(6):e0269594.
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Biggs LAF, Franke AA, Farrar CE. Altered Fluorescence of Buccal Cells as a Candidate Biomarker for Areca Nut Chewing. Subst Use Misuse. 2020; 55(9):1450-1456.
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Franke AA, Li X, Custer LJ, Lai JF. Chemical Markers for Short- and Long-Term Areca Nut Exposure. Subst Use Misuse. 2020; 55(9):1395-1402.
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Franke AA, Biggs L, Yew JY, Lai JF. Areca alkaloids measured from buccal cells using DART-MS serve as accurate biomarkers for areca nut chewing. Drug Test Anal. 2019 Jun; 11(6):906-911.
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Paulino YC, Hurwitz EL, Ogo JC, Paulino TC, Yamanaka AB, Novotny R, Wilkens LR, Miller MJ, Palafox NA. Epidemiology of areca (betel) nut use in the mariana islands: Findings from the University of Guam/University of Hawai`i cancer center partnership program. Cancer Epidemiol. 2017 10; 50(Pt B):241-246.