The role of a prosthodontist is not only to rehabilitate the intra-oral and extra-oral structures but also bestow with mastication, speech, deglutition, esthetics. Preservation what exists more important than meticulous replacement missing . Cu-Sil denture removable prosthesis which has holes lined by silicone material that accommodates one or few remaining teeth in dental arch. Retaining natur...

CONTEXT Stroke is a frequent cause of dysphagia. OBJECTIVE To evaluate in a tertiary care hospital the prevalence of swallowing dysfunction in stroke patients, to analyze factors associated with the dysfunction and to relate swallowing dysfunction to mortality 3 months after the stroke. METHODS Clinical evaluation of deglutition was performed in 212 consecutive patients with a medical and r...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Affective complaints are involved in bothersome oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD). The aim was to determine the relationship between the severity of OD and affective symptoms. STUDY DESIGN Prospective cohort study. METHODS One hundred seven patients underwent a standardized examination protocol including the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and fiberoptic endoscopic ev...

BACKGROUND Although age-related changes resulting in slowing of the swallowing reflex and a decline in the neuromuscular control system have been reported, there have been few reports on swallowing function in dentate elderly persons. The purpose of this study was to clarify the primary influence of aging on swallowing in healthy dentate elderly persons older than 80 years who have more than 20...

INTRODUCTION Dysphagia is relatively common in individuals with neurological disorders. OBJECTIVE To describe the swallowing management and investigate associated factors with swallowing in a case series of patients with Parkinson's disease. METHODS It is a long-term study with 24 patients. The patients were observed in a five-year period (2006-2011). They underwent Fiberoptic Endoscopic Ev...

numerous surgical techniques can be used for conservative laryngeal cancer treatment. in all cases, the goal is to preserve laryngeal function as far as possible and, at the same time, to observe, as rigorously as possible the principles of oncological radicality. functional reconstructive laryngectomies were performed at the EnT Clinic of modena general hospital. The following types of procedu...

The oesophageal vestibule lies immediately above the stomach and during quiet respiration is located partly in the thorax, partly in the hiatus in the diaphragm, and partly in the abdomen. An analysis of some aspects of function of the vestibule in infants and children who have a non-contractile gullet above the vestibule is presented. Opening of the vestibule is related to deglutition and is i...