Applying laryngeal closing maneuvers to chew swallow

2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20791653
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Social dentistry
• Research Institution: Fujita Health University
• Principal Investigator: FUJII Wataru Fujita Health University, 医学部, 助教 (50387700)
• Project Period (FY): 2008 – 2009
• Keywords: 嚥下 / 摂食・嚥下障害 / 誤嚥 / リハビリテーション / 咀嚼 / Stage II transport

Research Abstract

Swallow maneuvers showed the earliest and fine arytenoids closure and reduced bolus progress among all maneuvers. The humming swallow is most effective maneuver that reduced the stage II transport. Those may work for the protection against aspiration especially in the chew swallow of dysphasic patients.