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Influence of oral health condition on swallowing and oral intake level for patients affected by chronic stroke

BACKGROUND: According to the literature, the occurrence of dysphagia is high in cases of stroke, and its severity can be enhanced by loss of teeth and the use of poorly fitting prostheses. OBJECTIVE: To verify that the status of oral health influences the level of oral intake and the degree of swall...

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Autores principales: Mituuti, Cláudia T, Bianco, Vinicius C, Bentim, Cláudia G, de Andrade, Eduardo C, Rubo, José H, Berretin-Felix, Giédre
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4279671/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25565784
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S62314