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PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR
Volume 210, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2019.112616
Keywords
Temporomandibular disorder; Tongue strength; Mastication; Swallowing; Deglutition
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- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq) [308689/2016-0]
- Craniofacial Research Support Center from University of Sao Paulo (NAP-CF), Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil [11.1.21626.01.7]
- Coordenacao de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES) [001]
- Fundacao de Apoio ao Ensino, Pesquisa e Assistencia do Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirao Preto, Universidade de Sao Paulo (FAEPA)
- Ministerio da Saude, Brazil
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Background: The possible factors related to functional impairment and limitations in patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) still need to be clarified because recovery of orofacial functions is a goal of their treatment. Objective: To investigate whether chronic TMD patients had any changes in tongue strength, besides the difficulty in chewing and orofacial functional impairment, compared to a control group. Moreover, to examine whether tongue strength, chewing difficulties, and orofacial functions were associated. Methods: Twenty-three patients with chronic TMD according to the Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC/TMD) and volunteers without TMD (control group) were compared. Strength measures were obtained using the Iowa Oral Performance Instrument (IOPI) during tongue protrusion (TPS) and swallowing of saliva (SS) tasks. A scale was used to investigate self-reported chewing difficulties, and the orofacial muscles and functions were evaluated using the orofacial myofunctional evaluation with scores protocol (OMES). Results: Compared to the control group, TMD patients showed reduced TPS and SS, higher difficulty in chewing and worse myofunctional orofacial conditions. Tongue strength was correlated with mastication and swallowing behaviors, as well as with general myofunctional status. Chewing difficulty increased with decreasing tongue strength and with worsening of orofacial muscles and functions. Conclusion: Patients with chronic TMD showed reduced tongue strength and worse masticatory and swallowing functions, and these aspects were interrelated.
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