the effect of the palatal augmentation prosthesis in cerebrovascular disorder patients

2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24792080
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Prosthetic dentistry
• Research Institution: Osaka University
• Principal Investigator: YAMAMOTO Masaaki 大阪大学, 歯学研究科(研究院), 助教 (00508682)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2014-03-31
• Keywords: 舌接触補助床 / 舌圧 / 嚥下障害 / 回復期リハビリテーション病院 / 補綴的リハビリテーション

Research Abstract

Recently, it is suggested that it is effective the palatal augmentation prosthesis (PAP) in dysphagia of oral phase. The purpose of this study is the effect of the PAP in cerebrovascular disorder patient from the analysis of subjective and objective evaluation. Although there were few target patients of this study and it was unclear what the factor of the effect of the PAP.was in cerebrovascular dysphagia. The prosthesis user and well-fitted prosthesis ted to improve dysphagia in this study.