Manometric evaluation of oral function with a hand-held balloon probe

• Published in: Journal of oral rehabilitation Vol. 38; no. 9; pp. 680 - 685
• Main Authors: TSUGA, K., MARUYAMA, M., YOSHIKAWA, M., YOSHIDA, M., AKAGAWA, Y.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2011
• Subjects: Adult; Cheek - physiology; Dentistry; Female; Humans; Japan; Kinesis - physiology; Lip - physiology; Male; manometer; Manometry - instrumentation; Mouth - physiology; Mouth - physiopathology; oral diadochokinesis; oral function; perioral musculature; Pressure; Sex Factors; Tongue - physiology; tongue pressure; Young Adult; Japan

Summary  Tongue pressure measured with a disposable hand‐held balloon probe has been used for assessing tongue function; however, no diagnostic standard for assessing other oral functions exists currently. In this study, to develop a method for multifactorial manometric evaluation of oral functions,...