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ArticleDysphagia2022

The Cross-Sectional Area of the Middle and Base of the Tongue is Associated with Swallowing-Related Muscle Strength.

Kohei Yamaguchi, Kazuharu Nakagawa, Kanako Yoshimi, Chantaramanee Ariya, Ayako Nakane, Takuma Okumura, Haruka Tohara

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Article in Dysphagia, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Kohei YamaguchiDepartment of Dysphagia Rehabilitation, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8510, Japan. yanma627@yahoo.co.jp.ORCID 0000-0002-7034-4402
Kazuharu NakagawaDepartment of Dysphagia Rehabilitation, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8510, Japan.
Kanako YoshimiDepartment of Dysphagia Rehabilitation, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8510, Japan.
Chantaramanee AriyaDepartment of Preventive Dentistry, Naresuan University, 99 Moo 9, Phitsanulok-Nakhon Sawan Road, Tha Pho, Mueang Phitsanlok, Phitsanulok, 65000, Thailand.
Ayako NakaneDepartment of Dysphagia Rehabilitation, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8510, Japan.
Takuma OkumuraDepartment of Dysphagia Rehabilitation, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8510, Japan.
Haruka ToharaDepartment of Dysphagia Rehabilitation, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8510, Japan.
Tokyo Medical and Dental University · JPNaresuan University · TH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Muscle strength and function are generally positively correlated with muscle quantity and negatively correlated with muscle quality; however, the tongue shows a unique tendency, different from limb muscles. The relationship between the characteristics of each part of the tongue, muscle strength and function, and systemic factors has been unclear. The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between cross-sectional area (CSA) and echo intensity (EI) of the middle and base of the tongue and swallowing, articulation function, and body composition. Eighty-nine healthy individuals were included in this cross-sectional study. Swallowing was assessed using tongue pressure (TP) and jaw opening force (JOF) as they indicate swallowing-related muscle strength. Articulation function was evaluated through oral diadochokinesis (ODK). Bioelectrical impedance analysis was performed for body composition. CSAs and EIs of the middle and base of the tongue were measured using ultrasound. Multiple regression analysis was used to examine the relationship between the characteristics of the tongue, swallowing-related muscle strength, and ODK. In multiple regression analysis with TP as the dependent variable, age (β = - 0.22, P < 0.01) and CSA of the middle part (β = 0.02, P < 0.01) were significant explanatory variables. In multiple regression analysis with JOF as the dependent variable, sex (β = - 2.76, P < 0.01) and CSA of the base (β = - 0.004, P < 0.05) were significant explanatory variables. Multiple regression analysis with articulation function as the dependent variable did not yield significant results. The CSA of the tongue is a better indicator of swallowing-related muscle strength than EI. Ultrasonography may be used for assessing swallowing-related muscle strength.

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DeglutitionTongueCross-Sectional StudiesHumansMuscle StrengthPressureArticulation functionCross-sectional areaEcho intensitySwallowing functionUltrasound

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