Abstract Background & Aims Oral phase dysphagia is dependent on ability to chew. As
people age, general muscle atrophy contributes to decreased masseter strength. The main …

Background Swallowing function is formed by the synergistic, coordinated, and complex
movements of approximately 30 muscles. However, There is no study on which one (s) of …

Background and objective A decrease of swallowing muscle strength causes dysphagia,
and a relationship between swallowing muscle strength and appendicular muscle mass has …

Objectives Clinical evidence has suggested that oral function is associated with cognitive,
physical, and nutritional status of older people. A smaller volume of masseter, a crucial …

Aim: Mastication is an important function to maintain, not only for oral health, but also for
quality of life. An easy‐to‐use method to evaluate the chewing ability of elderly people in …

Background: Decreased masticatory function contributes to malnutrition in the elderly. The
purpose of our study was to explore whether the masseter muscle is involved in masticatory …

Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between tongue muscle
quality index, which was represented as tongue muscle pressure divided by tongue muscle …

Purpose To examine the associations between swallowing-related muscle characteristics
and sarcopenic parameters. Methods We included 147 community-dwelling older adults …

Recent studies have correlated dysphagia with ultrasound-measured quadriceps muscle
mass and quality. Computed tomography (CT) is more precise than ultrasound for estimating …

Maintenance and improvement of masticatory function in nursing care elderly persons (NC)
is an important issue, and it is speculated that sarcopenia is related to declining masticatory …