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Effect of aging on oral and swallowing function after meal consumption

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Dysphagia may worsen due to fatigue of the infrahyoid and suprahyoid muscle groups as a result of repetitive swallowing during a meal. We investigated the hypothesis that meal consumption may reduce tongue strength and endurance in older adults (OAs). METHODS: Tongue–palate press...

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Autores principales: Hiramatsu, Tetsuya, Kataoka, Hideyuki, Osaki, Mari, Hagino, Hiroshi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4296912/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25624755
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S75211