Is maxillofacial skeleton related to the swallowing function in the elderly?

The swallowing function is achieved with the tongue, supra-hyoid muscles, pharynx and larynx muscles. The supra-hyoid muscles attached to the mandible pulls the hyoid bone up, the epiglottis covers the trachea during swallowing so that food does not enter the lungs. It is supposed that the maxillofa...

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Published inProceedings of the Annual Conference of Biomedical Fuzzy Systems Association pp. 21 - 22
Main Authors MASUI, Ichiro, KOGA, Hiroaki, HORIO, Keiichi
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published Biomedical Fuzzy Systems Association 26.11.2016
Subjects
maxillofacial skeleton
oral function
swallowing function
the elderly
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Summary:The swallowing function is achieved with the tongue, supra-hyoid muscles, pharynx and larynx muscles. The supra-hyoid muscles attached to the mandible pulls the hyoid bone up, the epiglottis covers the trachea during swallowing so that food does not enter the lungs. It is supposed that the maxillofacial skeleton might be related to swallowing performance. The aim of this study is to clarify the skeletal factors that affect swallowing with cephalometric and statistics analysis. The results showed that the mandibular anteroposterior position may be related to swallowing performance.
ISSN:1345-1510
2424-2586
DOI:10.24466/pacbfsa.29.0_21