Evaluation of tongue motor biomechanics during swallowing—From oral feeding models to quantitative sensing methods

In today's aging society, dentists are more likely to treat patients with dysphagia and are required to select an optimal treatment option based on a complete understanding of the swallowing function. Although the tongue plays an important role in mastication and swallowing as described in huma...

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Main Authors: Takahiro Ono, Kazuhiro Hori, Ken-ichi Tamine, Yoshinobu Maeda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-09-01
Series:Japanese Dental Science Review
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1882761609000088