The swallowing ability of muscular dystrophy patients

Research Project

Project/Area Number	23890105
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Prosthetic dentistry
Research Institution	Osaka University
Principal Investigator	KONDO Sato 大阪大学, 大学院・歯学研究科, 医員 (40610861)
Project Period (FY)	2011 – 2012
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
Budget Amount *help	¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000) Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000) Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Keywords	歯学 / 生理学 / リハビリテーション
Research Abstract	Tongue pressure assessment in this study clearly described the pathological changes in tongue-palate contact for driving a bolus from the oral cavity into the pharynx in patients with MD and suggested that the deteriorated tongue motor kinetics prevented tongue movement during swallowing that is appropriate for the palatemorphology and affects the state of tongue pressure production during swallowing.