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Cui Q, Wei B, He Y, Zhang Q, Jia W, Wang H, Xi J, Dai X. Findings of a videofluoroscopic swallowing study in patients with dysphagia. Front Neurol 2023; 14:1213491. [PMID: 37609654 PMCID: PMC10441781 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1213491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/24/2023] Open
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Objective Swallowing examination is crucial in patients with dysphagia. We aimed to compare qualitative and quantitative videofluoroscopic swallowing study (VFSS) results to provide reference for standardizing quantitative parameters. Materials and methods In total, 117 patients with dysphagia were included, 38 with Parkinson's disease and 39 and 40 in convalescence following cerebral hemorrhage and infarction. VFSS was both qualitatively and quantitatively analyzed. Results A significant difference of Oral transit time was found between the oral motor function grades (p < 0.001), also was swallowing reaction times found between swallowing reaction duration grades (p < 0.001), and soft palate lift duration between the soft palate lift grades (p < 0.001). Superior hyoid bone movement (p < 0.001), anterior hyoid bone movement (p < 0.001), hyoid pause time (p < 0.001), and hyoid movement duration (p = 0.032) had significant differences between the hyoid laryngeal complex movement grades, as did the pharyngeal cavity transit time among the cricopharyngeal muscle opening duration grades (p < 0.001). The laryngeal vestibule closure duration differed among the glottic closure grades (p < 0.001). No statistically significant difference in upper esophageal sphincter opening diameter (p = 0.682) or duration (p = 0.682) among the cyclopharyngeal muscle opening duration grades. The pharyngeal area at rest did not significantly differ among the different vallecular residue (p = 0.202) and pyriform sinus residue (p = 0.116) grades. Conclusion Several quantitative parameters can reflect the swallowing assessment process well. Further optimization of quantitative parameters is recommended.
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- Qingjia Cui
- Rehabilitation Centre of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck, Beijing Rehabilitation Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Speech Rehabilitation Department of Neurorehabilitation Center, Beijing Rehabilitation Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Speech Rehabilitation Department of Neurorehabilitation Center, Beijing Rehabilitation Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Speech Rehabilitation Department of Neurorehabilitation Center, Beijing Rehabilitation Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Speech Rehabilitation Department of Neurorehabilitation Center, Beijing Rehabilitation Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Speech Rehabilitation Department of Neurorehabilitation Center, Beijing Rehabilitation Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Rehabilitation Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Speech Rehabilitation Department of Neurorehabilitation Center, Beijing Rehabilitation Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Gamonpilas C, Kongjaroen A, Methacanon P. The importance of shear and extensional rheology and tribology as the design tools for developing food thickeners for dysphagia management. Food Hydrocoll 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2023.108603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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Tufano M, Lasschuijt M, Chauhan A, Feskens EJM, Camps G. Capturing Eating Behavior from Video Analysis: A Systematic Review. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14224847. [PMID: 36432533 PMCID: PMC9697383 DOI: 10.3390/nu14224847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Revised: 11/10/2022] [Accepted: 11/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Current methods to detect eating behavior events (i.e., bites, chews, and swallows) lack objective measurements, standard procedures, and automation. The video recordings of eating episodes provide a non-invasive and scalable source for automation. Here, we reviewed the current methods to automatically detect eating behavior events from video recordings. According to PRISMA guidelines, publications from 2010-2021 in PubMed, Scopus, ScienceDirect, and Google Scholar were screened through title and abstract, leading to the identification of 277 publications. We screened the full text of 52 publications and included 13 for analysis. We classified the methods in five distinct categories based on their similarities and analyzed their accuracy. Facial landmarks can count bites, chews, and food liking automatically (accuracy: 90%, 60%, 25%). Deep neural networks can detect bites and gesture intake (accuracy: 91%, 86%). The active appearance model can detect chewing (accuracy: 93%), and optical flow can count chews (accuracy: 88%). Video fluoroscopy can track swallows but is currently not suitable beyond clinical settings. The optimal method for automated counts of bites and chews is facial landmarks, although further improvements are required. Future methods should accurately predict bites, chews, and swallows using inexpensive hardware and limited computational capacity. Automatic eating behavior analysis will allow the study of eating behavior and real-time interventions to promote healthy eating behaviors.
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- Michele Tufano
- Division of Human Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University & Research, Stippeneng 4, 6708 WE Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Division of Human Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University & Research, Stippeneng 4, 6708 WE Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Wageningen Food and Biobased Research, Wageningen University & Research, Stippeneng 4, 6708 WE Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Division of Human Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University & Research, Stippeneng 4, 6708 WE Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Division of Human Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University & Research, Stippeneng 4, 6708 WE Wageningen, The Netherlands
- OnePlanet Research Center, Plus Ultra II, Bronland 10, 6708 WE Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Zhu L, Chen J, Shao X, Pu X, Zheng J, Zhang J, Wu X, Wu D. Botulinum toxin A injection using ultrasound combined with balloon guidance for the treatment of cricopharyngeal dysphagia: analysis of 21 cases. Scand J Gastroenterol 2022; 57:884-890. [PMID: 35213271 DOI: 10.1080/00365521.2022.2041716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND As an upper oesophageal sphincter (UES) dysfunction disorder, cricopharyngeal achalasia (CPA) is a common cause of dysphagia and is associated with an increased risk of pulmonary complications. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness and safety of BTX-A injection using ultrasound combined with balloon guidance for the treatment of CPA caused by stroke. METHODS A total of 21 patients diagnosed with CPA were treated with BTX-A injection into the cricopharyngeal muscle using ultrasound combined with balloon guidance. Primary outcome measures, including the functional oral intake scale (FOIS), videofluoroscopic dysphagia scale (VDS) and penetration aspiration scale (PAS), which are quantitative measures for a video fluoroscopic swallowing study (VFSS), and scores of the self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) and self-rating depression scale (SDS) were assessed from baseline to 12 weeks after treatment. Repeated measures analysis of variance was used to compare the scores between time points. RESULTS BTX-A injection led to improved dysphagia symptoms and scores in 19 patients (90.48%). Among them, 5 cases were cured (23.81%), 11 cases showed significant improvement (52.38%), and 3 cases showed improvement (14.29%). Two cases were absolutely ineffective (9.52%). Compared with the scores prior to treatment, the scores on the FOIS, VDS, PAS, SAS and SDS significantly improved beginning at 3 days (p < .05) and lasting for at least 12 weeks after injection. CONCLUSIONS Ultrasound with balloon-guided BTX-A injection is probably a relatively safe, easy, and effective technique for the treatment of CPA caused by stroke, with better visualization of the injection procedure. A well-designed controlled trial with a larger sample size is needed for more convincing conclusions.
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- Lielie Zhu
- Department of Rehabilitation, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University Affiliated Wenzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University Affiliated Wenzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University Affiliated Wenzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University Affiliated Wenzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University Affiliated Wenzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University Affiliated Wenzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University Affiliated Wenzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University Affiliated Wenzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhejiang, China
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Zhou X, Yu J. Development and validation of a chewing robot for mimicking human food oral processing and producing food bolus. J Texture Stud 2022; 53:419-429. [PMID: 35615886 DOI: 10.1111/jtxs.12700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2021] [Revised: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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More and more studies have being done on the deformation process of food and the formation of food bolus during chewing. However, it is hard to observe the food oral processing of subjects and obtain related data directly. A bionic chewing robot based on a six-axis parallel mechanism was proposed in this paper. The robot can not only simulate the movement of the lower jaw but also set a variety of oral processing parameters, such as the number and shape of teeth, oral temperature, saliva volume, chewing cycles, speed and force. Meanwhile, dental wax and peanuts were taken as food samples, and the chewing experiments were carried out by the bionic chewing robot and subjects, respectively. The results showed that the bionic chewing robot could be used to mimic human food oral processing and produce food bolus. Especially when the chewing cycles met the requirement of swallowing, the median particle size of the peanut bolus and the mixing effect index of the dental wax bolus in the two different experiments were highly consistent. In addition, the robot was proved to have the same food texture detection function as the texture analyzer.
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- Xingyu Zhou
- School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.,Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Advanced Food Manufacturing Equipment & Technology, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.,Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Advanced Food Manufacturing Equipment & Technology, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
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Martin C, Danten V, Tournier C. Description of oral behavior during the oral processing of heterogeneous apple purees: An application of the temporal check-all-that-apply method. J Texture Stud 2021; 53:159-173. [PMID: 34553386 DOI: 10.1111/jtxs.12634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Revised: 09/08/2021] [Accepted: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The objective of this study was to assess the potential of the temporal check-all-that-apply (TCATA) method to describe oral behavior from the introduction of products into the mouth until swallowing. In particular, we wanted to test the feasibility of the task, the ability to show differences between composite products, and the possibility of segmenting the panel based on the data collected. Terms referring to actions performed during food oral processing (FOP) were used instead of classical sensory descriptors. The evaluation consisted, for a panel of 54 subjects, of checking the boxes corresponding to the actions in progress throughout the consumption of the products. The five products studied were an apple puree and four heterogeneous mixtures that were obtained by adding gel pieces varying in size (two sizes) and firmness (two levels of firmness). The participants did not encounter any particular difficulty in describing in real time the actions in progress during the consumption of the products. Data collected made it possible to describe the sequences of actions carried out during the FOP and to determine the influence of the presence of pieces of gels, their size and their firmness. We highlighted two groups of subjects presenting different behaviors. The subjects in the first one exhibited little difference in processing between the four samples containing the gel pieces, while the subjects in the second group adapted their behavior according to the firmness of the gel pieces. Overall, this exploratory study suggests the ability of TCATA in describing oral behavior during FOP. Future studies should aim at validating it with objective measurements of FOP.
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- Christophe Martin
- UMR Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation, AgroSup Dijon, CNRS, INRAE, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France.,PROBE Research Infrastructure, Chemosens Facility, Dijon, France
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- UMR Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation, AgroSup Dijon, CNRS, INRAE, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
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- UMR Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation, AgroSup Dijon, CNRS, INRAE, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France.,PROBE Research Infrastructure, Chemosens Facility, Dijon, France
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Zhang Q, Wu S. Effects of Synchronized Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) on the Submental Muscles During Ingestion of a Specified Volume of Soft Food in Patients with Mild-to-Moderate Dysphagia Following Stroke. Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e928988. [PMID: 33780432 PMCID: PMC8018178 DOI: 10.12659/msm.928988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Background Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) is a method for producing regular contractions of muscles that have been paralyzed. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of synchronized NMES on the submental muscles during ingestion of a specified volume of soft food in patients with mild-to-moderate dysphagia following stroke. Material/Methods Eighty-three patients with mild-to-moderate dysphagia following stroke were enrolled and randomly divided into 3 groups: conventional training (CT) (n=28), eating training (ET) (n=28), and intensive swallowing training (IST) (n=27). The CT group received conventional swallow training, the ET group was given additional individual feedings with a specified volume of soft food, and the IST group received intensive swallowing training with synchronized NEMS. All of the patients were evaluated before and after the treatment with a modified barium swallow, and the Dysphagia Outcome and Severity Scale (DOSS); the numbers of patients with Stroke-Associated Pneumonia (SAP) and wet voice also were assessed. Results After 6 weeks, DOSS scores improved in patients in all 3 groups, and there were significant differences among the groups in their scores (P<0.001 for both measures). In the CT and ET groups, there was a statistically significant difference in the number of patients with SAP before and after treatment (P=0.010 and P<0.001, respectively). There also were fewer cases in the IST group than in the CT (P=0.042) and ET groups (P=0.011). After completion of treatment, compared with the first treatment, there were significantly fewer patients with wet voices in the CT (P<0.001) and IST groups (P<0.001). Conclusions Feeding a specified volume of soft food plus synchronized NMES of the submental muscles can improve the swallowing function of patients with mild-to-moderate dysphagia following stroke and it reduces their risk of food aspiration.
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- Qian Zhang
- Department of Rehabilitation, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China (mainland).,Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China (mainland)
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- Department of Rehabilitation, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China (mainland).,Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China (mainland)
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Genna CW, Saperstein Y, Siegel SA, Laine AF, Elad D. Quantitative imaging of tongue kinematics during infant feeding and adult swallowing reveals highly conserved patterns. Physiol Rep 2021; 9:e14685. [PMID: 33547883 PMCID: PMC7866619 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.14685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2020] [Revised: 11/24/2020] [Accepted: 11/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Tongue motility is an essential physiological component of human feeding from infancy through adulthood. At present, it is a challenge to distinguish among the many pathologies of swallowing due to the absence of quantitative tools. We objectively quantified tongue kinematics from ultrasound imaging during infant and adult feeding. The functional advantage of this method is presented in several subjects with swallowing difficulties. We demonstrated for the first time the differences in tongue kinematics during breast- and bottle-feeding, showing the arrhythmic sucking pattern during bottle-feeding as compared with breastfeeding in the same infant with torticollis. The method clearly displayed the improvement of tongue motility after frenotomy in infants with either tongue-tie or restrictive labial frenulum. The analysis also revealed the absence of posterior tongue peristalsis required for safe swallowing in an infant with dysphagia. We also analyzed for the first time the tongue kinematics in an adult during water bolus swallowing demonstrating tongue peristaltic-like movements in both anterior and posterior segments. First, the anterior segment undulates to close off the oral cavity and the posterior segment held the bolus, and then, the posterior tongue propelled the bolus to the pharynx. The present methodology of quantitative imaging revealed highly conserved patterns of tongue kinematics that can differentiate between swallowing pathologies and evaluate treatment interventions. The method is novel and objective and has the potential to advance knowledge about the normal swallowing and management of feeding disorders.
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- Department of Biomedical EngineeringColumbia UniversityNew YorkNYUSA
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- School of Medicine/School of Dental MedicineStony Brook UniversitySuffolk CountyNYUSA
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- Department of Biomedical EngineeringColumbia UniversityNew YorkNYUSA
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- Department of Biomedical EngineeringColumbia UniversityNew YorkNYUSA
- Department of Biomedical EngineeringTel‐Aviv UniversityTel‐AvivIsrael
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Nishinari K, Ishihara S, Hori K, Fang Y. Tongue-palate squeezing of soft gels in food oral processing. Trends Food Sci Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2020.02.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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A review of the approaches to predict the ease of swallowing and post-swallow residues. Trends Food Sci Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2019.02.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Álvarez G, Dias FJ, Lezcano MF, Arias A, Fuentes R. A Novel Three-Dimensional Analysis of Tongue Movement During Water and Saliva Deglutition: A Preliminary Study on Swallowing Patterns. Dysphagia 2018; 34:397-406. [PMID: 30382383 PMCID: PMC6548866 DOI: 10.1007/s00455-018-9953-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2018] [Accepted: 10/20/2018] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Deglutition is a complex oral function, and the study of the whole process requires a precise analysis of the elements involved, especially of the tongue biomechanics. We described a three-dimensional analysis of tongue movements during both saliva and water deglutition in participants with normal occlusion. Fourteen participants (25.36 ± 4.85 years) were evaluated, and the movements of anterior, middle, and posterior portions of the tongue were recorded using AG501 3D-electromagnetic articulograph. An average volume (AVS) for water deglutition was determined for each participant. Saliva deglutition was classified according to Bourdiol et al. 35.71% was type I, 14.29% type II, and 50% type III. The greatest displacement on the inferior-superior axis was in the posterior portion, followed by the middle and anterior portions. In the posterior-anterior axis, smallest movement was in the anterior portion. During water deglutition, on the inferior-superior axis, there were statistical differences for 1-AVS between the anterior/middle and anterior/posterior portions of the tongue. There were statistical differences for both ½-AVS and ¼-AVS between the anterior/posterior portions of the tongue. On the posterior-anterior axis, there were no statistical differences among any volume-portion relations. On the medial-lateral axis, there was statistical difference for the ½-AVS between middle and posterior portions. The movement of the tongue portions was influenced by the volume and the element to be swallowed. The amplitude of the movement was directly proportional to the volume of water swallowed.
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- Giannina Álvarez
- Master's Program in Dentistry, Dental School, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile
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- Department of Integral Adults Dentistry, Research Centre for Dental Sciences (CICO), Dental School, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile
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- Department of Integral Adults Dentistry, Research Centre for Dental Sciences (CICO), Dental School, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile
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- Department of Integral Adults Dentistry, Research Centre for Dental Sciences (CICO), Dental School, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile
- Universidad Adventista de Chile, Chillán, Chile
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- Department of Integral Adults Dentistry, Research Centre for Dental Sciences (CICO), Dental School, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile.
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Peyron MA, Santé-Lhoutellier V, François O, Hennequin M. Oral declines and mastication deficiencies cause alteration of food bolus properties. Food Funct 2018; 9:1112-1122. [PMID: 29359227 DOI: 10.1039/c7fo01628j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In the elderly, masticatory function often presents failure in certain oral tasks due to impairment such as decline in muscular force, jaw or tongue motility, neuro-muscular coordination, tooth damage, malocclusion and saliva production. Great disparity is observed in the various and potentially cumulative oral declines that occur with ageing. Such difficulties may have an impact on food consumption and nutritional status. To obtain better understanding of the consequences of several oral deficiencies, a series of swallowable boluses were prepared in vitro with the AM2 masticator apparatus with normal and deficient programming. Physiological normal mastication (NM) was simulated using in vivo data from healthy subjects. Chewing deficiencies were reproduced by alteration of NM programming to perform different levels and combinations of force loss, lack of saliva and decrease in the motility of oral elements. Poultry meatballs were used as test-food. Particle size distribution in the food bolus was measured by sieving and rheological features (hardness, cohesiveness and elasticity) were assessed with a TPA test. Compared to the NM outcome, significant and gradual deterioration of the food bolus was observed and associated with alteration in force, saliva and motility. Combinations of several failures led to greater or cumulative deficiencies in swallowable bolus properties. For the elderly presenting a high prevalence of various oral injuries, tailoring textured food cannot be ignored as a solution for remedying deficiencies and favoring the formation of a safe-swallowable bolus, which is an essential vector of nutrients. Knowing the impacts of oral injuries on the food bolus is obviously a requisite for developing diet strategies, including nutritional items for specific populations.
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- M-A Peyron
- Clermont Auvergne University, INRA, UNH, Human Nutrition Unit, CRNH Auvergne, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France.
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