Determination of the Relationships Between intra- and Extraoral Tongue Hardness, Thickness, and Pressure Using Ultrasonic Elastography.
Deglutition
Maximum tongue pressure
Real-time tissue elastography
Strain elastography
Tongue hardness
Tongue thickness
Journal
Dysphagia
ISSN: 1432-0460
Titre abrégé: Dysphagia
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8610856
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
08 2021
08 2021
Historique:
received:
07
11
2019
accepted:
24
08
2020
pubmed:
3
9
2020
medline:
25
11
2021
entrez:
3
9
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Involved with various bodily functions, including ingestion and swallowing, the tongue is an important organ. We measured resting tongue hardness using real-time tissue elastography (RTE) to establish a simple tongue evaluation for patients who may have limited capacities to follow commands. Relationships between tongue hardness, thickness, and pressure were investigated, using both intra- and extraoral probes. Assessments were performed for a total of 27 healthy adults (11 male, 16 female, average age 26.4 ± 1.8 years). Measurements of tongue hardness and thickness were made using strain ratios (SR), and averaged across nine images. Maximum tongue pressure was determined using a tongue pressure device. A negative correlation was observed between intraorally measured tongue hardness and maximum tongue pressure (r = -0.76, p < 0.01). A positive correlation between extraorally measured tongue thickness and maximum tongue pressure was observed (r = 0.59, p < 0.01). Additionally, significant differences were observed between males and females with regards to intraorally measured tongue hardness (p = 0.02), maximum tongue pressure (p = 0.02), and extraorally measured tongue thickness (p < 0.01). The results of this study demonstrated the clinical applicability of RTE-based tongue hardness measurements, and suggest the feasibility of predicting tongue strength based on extraoral tongue thickness measurements.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32875351
doi: 10.1007/s00455-020-10176-1
pii: 10.1007/s00455-020-10176-1
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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