OBJECTIVE The volume of swallowed bolus affects the pharyngeal transit duration. The sex and corporal height of individuals may likely influence this effect. The aim of this investigation was to determine the influence of sex and corporal height on the pharyngeal transit modification produced by the swallowed bolus volume. METHODS Forty healthy volunteers, 20 men and 20 women, including tall ...

OBJECTIVE To describe trends in mortality rates for patients with oral cavity and pharynx cancer by educational attainment, race/ethnicity, sex, and association with human papillomavirus infection. DESIGN Study of age-standardized mortality rates for patients with oral cavity and pharynx cancer by level of education using National Center for Health Statistics data. SETTING Twenty-six states...

The approach to the surgical treatment of lateral oral cavity and oro-pharyngeal cancer has undergone many changes over the years, passing from a demolitive approach involving segmental resectioning of the mandible to a conservative approach with temporary mandibulotomy. The complications resulting from these two different approaches invited further review of the various indications related to ...

BACKGROUND/AIM This paper reviews ecological studies of the ultraviolet-B (UVB)-vitamin D-cancer hypothesis based on geographical variation of cancer incidence and/or mortality rates. MATERIALS AND METHODS The review is based largely on three ecological studies of cancer rates from the United States; one each from Australia, China, France, Japan, and Spain; and eight multicountry, multifactor...

Exercise to improve swallowing has included range of motion, strengthening, control, and volitional alteration of the pharyngeal phase Recently, attention has focused on the effects of lingual exercise on oral and pharyngeal phase swallow functioning. This article reviews the current literature on resistance exercise and swallow functioning. The tongue plays a major role in propulsion of the bo...

introduction: controversy remains as to the advantages and disadvantages of pharyngeal packing during septorhinoplasty. our study investigated the effect of pharyngeal packing on postoperative nausea and vomiting and sore throat following this type of surgery or septorhinoplasty.   materials and methods: this clinical trial was performed on 90 american society of anesthesiologists (asa) i or ii...

introduction: oral mucositis is considered a severe complication in cancer patients receiving radiotherapy or chemotherapy for head and neck cancer. the aim of this review study was to assess the effect of low level laser therapy for prevention and management of oral mucositis in cancer patients. methods: the electronic databases searched included pubmed, isi web of knowledge and google scholar...

BACKGROUND An increasing incidence of oral carcinoma among young adults has been reported in the U.S. and Europe. Although the association between human papillomavirus infection and tonsillar carcinoma is now well established, to the authors' knowledge little is known about incidence trends in tonsillar carcinoma among younger adults. The objective of the current study was to explore the trends...

Oral cancer is a major public health problem worldwide and is among the ten most common cancers. Despite the advances in research and treatment, oral cancer is still one of the major challenges in medical science. Common treatments for this cancer include surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy, as well as adjuvant photodynamic therapy (PDT). The aim of this study was to evaluate oral cancer an...