Frontiers in Dental Medicine
A novel image-based algorithm to support future remote assessment of chewing function
Background Chewing difficulty is associated with poorer physical and mental health. Objective measurement of chewing function is currently limited to methods that require specialist lab equipment (for example lab-based manipulation or comminution tests). A remote method for estimating chewing-related metrics would support the development of accessible and scalable means of detecting and monitoring chewing-related health issues. Method This paper details initial work on developing a novel smartphone-based, image-ana …