Effects of stage II transport and food bolus sampling methods on the properties of food particles

• Published in: Journal of oral rehabilitation Vol. 47; no. 2; pp. 196 - 203
• Main Authors: Tanaka, Yuki, Sugimoto, Hikaru, Kodama, Naoki, Minagi, Shogo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.02.2020
• Subjects: Deglutition; dysphagia; Food; Food intake; Humans; Mastication; oral; Oropharynx; Particle Size; Sampling; stage II transport; dysphagia; particle size; oral; mastication; stage II transport; oropharynx

During mastication, some portion of the food bolus is gradually transported to the oropharynx before deglutition, which is known as stage II transport (STII). Although the importance of STII in mastication and deglutition has been widely acknowledged, food particle properties that are transported in...