OBJECTIVE To examine the role of epiglottoplasty in patients with pharyngeal dysphagia due to pharyngeal crowding from cervical spine pathology and to assess swallowing outcomes following epiglottoplasty. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective case series. SETTING Academic tertiary care medical center. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Dysphagia can occur in patients with cervical spine pathology because of hypop...

statement of problem: tongue thrust and/or its consequent swallowing pattern are amongst the parafunctional habits that have always been considered as etiological factors for dental disorders by different investigators. purpose: the aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of tongue thrusting and the incidence of periodontal disorders associated with this habit among patients referre...

Costa MMB. Videofluoroscopy: the gold standard exam for studying swallowing and its dysfunction. Videofluoroscopy is the standard exam for evaluating swallowing dynamics. Nevertheless, a number of other methodologies are also used. In this current edition of ARQUIVOS de GASTROENTEROLOGIA two insightful manuscripts entitled Clinical evaluation of oropharyngeal dysphagia in Machado-Joseph disease...

Dysphagia is a common symptom in otolaryngologic diseases. For the treatment of oropharyngeal dysphagia, conservative primarily considered, including behavioral Interventions, modified diet, and facilitation. Behavioral interventions include posture change, swallowing maneuvers, excise. If patient diagnosed with dysphagia caused by motor dysfunction, should be actively considered. When applying...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the long-term effects on swallowing function of concomitant continuous infusion hydroxyurea and hyperfractionated radiation therapy used to treat advanced head and neck carcinoma. DESIGN A prospective evaluation of swallowing function was performed on an inception cohort by analyzing posttreatment videoflouroscopic swallow function studies using radiological descriptors ...

[Purpose] This study aimed to clarify whether respiratory function differed between dementia patients using and not using thickening fluids and texture-modifying foods for swallowing dysfunction management. [Subjects] Sixty-five inpatients in the dementia treatment ward in a psychiatric facility were enrolled. [Methods] The patients underwent respiratory function testing twice with an 80-cm par...