Relationship Between Submental Superficial Layer Hardness and Tongue Pressure Determined Using a Tissue Durometer.

Yuri Watanabe, Mai Ohkubo, Keina Miura, Tetsuya Sugiyama, Haruka Nakata, Ryo Ishida

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Yuri WatanabeDepartment of Oral Health and Clinical Science, Division of Dysphagia Rehabilitation, Tokyo Dental College, 2-9-18 Kanda-Misakicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-0061, Japan. watanabeyuri@tdc.ac.jp.

Mai OhkuboDepartment of Oral Health and Clinical Science, Division of Dysphagia Rehabilitation, Tokyo Dental College, 2-9-18 Kanda-Misakicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-0061, Japan.

Keina MiuraDivision of Dysphagia Rehabilitation, Tokyo Dental College Chiba Dental Center, 1‑2‑2 Masago Mihama‑ku, Chiba, 261‑8502, Japan.

Tetsuya SugiyamaDivision of Dysphagia Rehabilitation, Tokyo Dental College Chiba Dental Center, 1‑2‑2 Masago Mihama‑ku, Chiba, 261‑8502, Japan.

Haruka NakataDepartment of Dental Hygiene, Tokyo Dental Junior College, 2-9-18 Kanda-Misakicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-0061, Japan.

Ryo IshidaDepartment of Oral Health and Clinical Science, Division of Dysphagia Rehabilitation, Tokyo Dental College, 2-9-18 Kanda-Misakicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-0061, Japan.

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Abstract

Aging affects the tongue and suprahyoid muscles, causing dysphagia and undernutrition. We hypothesized that tongue function would affect submental superficial layer hardness. Tongue movements during water retention between the tongue and palate are the same as those required during bolus formation, involving internal and external tongue muscle movement. In 28 healthy adults (14 males, 14 females, average age 28.7 ± 2.9 years), we measured the submental superficial layer characteristics (frequency [tension], stiffness, decrement [inverse of resilience], relaxation, and creep [deformation over time]) using a simple tissue durometer (MyotonPRO

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HardnessPressureTongueAdultDeglutitionFemaleHealthy VolunteersHumansMaleYoung AdultDurometerSubmental superficial layerSuprahyoid muscleTongue pressure

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PMID38483603

DOI10.1007/s00455-024-10692-4

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