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Association between Tongue Pressure and Jaw-Opening Force in Older Adults
Tongue pressure (TP) is used to assess tongue muscle strength and is related to function and frailty. While performing TP, it is necessary to elevate the tongue and oral floor by contracting the suprahyoid muscles. However, the association between TP and suprahyoid muscle strength remains unclear. A...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9407805/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36011461 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19169825 |
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author | Namiki, Chizuru Hara, Koji Yanagida, Ryosuke Nakagawa, Kazuharu Yamaguchi, Kohei Okumura, Takuma Tamai, Tomoe Kurosawa, Yukiko Komatsu, Tomoko Tohara, Haruka |
author_facet | Namiki, Chizuru Hara, Koji Yanagida, Ryosuke Nakagawa, Kazuharu Yamaguchi, Kohei Okumura, Takuma Tamai, Tomoe Kurosawa, Yukiko Komatsu, Tomoko Tohara, Haruka |
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description | Tongue pressure (TP) is used to assess tongue muscle strength and is related to function and frailty. While performing TP, it is necessary to elevate the tongue and oral floor by contracting the suprahyoid muscles. However, the association between TP and suprahyoid muscle strength remains unclear. Accordingly, this study investigated the relationship between TP and jaw-opening force (JOF), an indicator of suprahyoid muscle strength. This cross-sectional study included 88 independent community-dwelling participants aged ≥65 years. Age, sex, and the number of remaining teeth were recorded. Ultrasonography was used to evaluate the cross-sectional area of the tongue and geniohyoid muscle, as representatives of the suprahyoid muscles. Sarcopenia was diagnosed based on appendicular skeletal muscle mass index, handgrip strength, and gait speed. Multiple regression analysis was performed with TP as the dependent variable. TP was significantly associated with JOF (β = 0.371, p = 0.003). This study revealed that decreased TP was associated with a decline in JOF and suprahyoid muscle mass in older adults. Thus, low TP may be associated with decreased JOF. Prevention of the weakness of the suprahyoid muscles and maintaining TP may also contribute to the prevention of frailty associated with TP. |
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spelling | pubmed-94078052022-08-26 Association between Tongue Pressure and Jaw-Opening Force in Older Adults Namiki, Chizuru Hara, Koji Yanagida, Ryosuke Nakagawa, Kazuharu Yamaguchi, Kohei Okumura, Takuma Tamai, Tomoe Kurosawa, Yukiko Komatsu, Tomoko Tohara, Haruka Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Tongue pressure (TP) is used to assess tongue muscle strength and is related to function and frailty. While performing TP, it is necessary to elevate the tongue and oral floor by contracting the suprahyoid muscles. However, the association between TP and suprahyoid muscle strength remains unclear. Accordingly, this study investigated the relationship between TP and jaw-opening force (JOF), an indicator of suprahyoid muscle strength. This cross-sectional study included 88 independent community-dwelling participants aged ≥65 years. Age, sex, and the number of remaining teeth were recorded. Ultrasonography was used to evaluate the cross-sectional area of the tongue and geniohyoid muscle, as representatives of the suprahyoid muscles. Sarcopenia was diagnosed based on appendicular skeletal muscle mass index, handgrip strength, and gait speed. Multiple regression analysis was performed with TP as the dependent variable. TP was significantly associated with JOF (β = 0.371, p = 0.003). This study revealed that decreased TP was associated with a decline in JOF and suprahyoid muscle mass in older adults. Thus, low TP may be associated with decreased JOF. Prevention of the weakness of the suprahyoid muscles and maintaining TP may also contribute to the prevention of frailty associated with TP. MDPI 2022-08-09 /pmc/articles/PMC9407805/ /pubmed/36011461 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19169825 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Namiki, Chizuru Hara, Koji Yanagida, Ryosuke Nakagawa, Kazuharu Yamaguchi, Kohei Okumura, Takuma Tamai, Tomoe Kurosawa, Yukiko Komatsu, Tomoko Tohara, Haruka Association between Tongue Pressure and Jaw-Opening Force in Older Adults |
title | Association between Tongue Pressure and Jaw-Opening Force in Older Adults |
title_full | Association between Tongue Pressure and Jaw-Opening Force in Older Adults |
title_fullStr | Association between Tongue Pressure and Jaw-Opening Force in Older Adults |
title_full_unstemmed | Association between Tongue Pressure and Jaw-Opening Force in Older Adults |
title_short | Association between Tongue Pressure and Jaw-Opening Force in Older Adults |
title_sort | association between tongue pressure and jaw-opening force in older adults |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9407805/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36011461 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19169825 |
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