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Measures of tongue function related to normal swallowing.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16685469     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The availability of objective measures of tongue function presents a possible supplement to the clinical dysphagia evaluation. The purpose of this study was to improve our understanding of normal tongue physiology during swallowing and maximum isometric tasks, establish a preliminary database of tongue function variables, and determine if differences existed among the variables as a function of age, gender, or varied bolus consistency. Ninety subjects, divided into age and gender groups, participated in tasks that determined maximum isometric tongue pressure, mean tongue pressure during swallowing, and percentage of maximum isometric pressure used during swallowing. Descriptive statistics, correlations, and analyses of variance were computed to analyze the data. Results indicated that males had significantly higher maximum isometric pressures than females, and the youngest group had significantly higher maximum pressures than the oldest group. Mean swallowing pressures and percentage of maximum isometric pressures used during swallowing differed as a function of bolus type but did not differ as a function of age or gender. In addition, maximum isometric pressures were correlated with mean swallowing pressures, and mean swallowing pressures and percentage of maximum isometric pressures used during swallowing were correlated between consistencies.
Authors:
Scott R Youmans; Julie A G Stierwalt
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Dysphagia     Volume:  21     ISSN:  0179-051X     ISO Abbreviation:  Dysphagia     Publication Date:  2006 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-07-17     Completed Date:  2006-08-28     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8610856     Medline TA:  Dysphagia     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  102-11     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Long Island University, Brooklyn, New York, USA. scott.youmans@liu.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Analysis of Variance
Deglutition / physiology*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pressure
Reference Values
Reproducibility of Results
Tongue / physiology*

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