Bite or brain: implication of sensorimotor regulation and neuroplasticity in oral rehabilitation procedures

A Kumar, M Kothari, A Grigoriadis… - Journal of oral …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Tooth loss, decreased mass and strength of the masticatory muscles leading to difficulty in
chewing have been suggested as important determinants of eating and nutrition in the …

A systematic review and meta‐analysis of the effects of intraoral treatments for neurogenic oropharyngeal dysphagia

I Cheng, A Sasegbon, S Hamdy - Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Rehabilitative treatments for oropharyngeal dysphagia, including oromotor
exercises and sensory stimulation, have been widely adopted into clinical practice …

A conceptual model of oro‐facial health with an emphasis on function

M Schimmel, G Aarab, L Baad‐Hansen… - Journal of oral …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The individual inclination to lead an autonomous life until death is associated with
requirements that may be of physiological, psychosocial and environmental nature. We aim …

[HTML][HTML] Maximizing performance: augmented feedback, focus of attention, and/or reward?

M Wälchli, J Ruffieux, Y Bourquin… - Medicine and science …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose Different approaches like providing augmented feedback (aF), applying an external
focus of attention (EF), or rewarding participants with money (RE) have been shown to …

Repeated tongue lift movement induces neuroplasticity in corticomotor control of tongue and jaw muscles in humans

Y Komoda, T Iida, M Kothari, O Komiyama… - Brain research, 2015 - Elsevier
This study investigated the effect of repeated tongue lift training (TLT) on the excitability of
the corticomotor representation of the human tongue and jaw musculature. Sixteen …

Training-induced cortical plasticity compared between three tongue-training paradigms

M Kothari, P Svensson, J Jensen, A Kjærsgaard… - Neuroscience, 2013 - Elsevier
The primary aim of this study was to investigate the effect of different training types and
secondary to test gender differences on the training-related cortical plasticity induced by …

Tongue-controlled computer game: a new approach for rehabilitation of tongue motor function

M Kothari, P Svensson, J Jensen, TD Holm… - Archives of physical …, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective To investigate the influence of tongue disability, age, and sex on motor
performance for a tongue-training paradigm involving playing a computer game using the …

Prophylactic swallowing therapy during head-and-neck cancer radiotherapy: effect of service-delivery mode and overall adherence level on swallowing function and …

M Baudelet, L Van den Steen, F Duprez, A Goeleven… - Dysphagia, 2024 - Springer
Prophylactic swallowing exercises (PSE) during head-and-neck cancer (HNC)(chemo)
radiotherapy (CRT) have a positive effect on swallowing function and muscle strength …

A new method for tongue rehabilitation with computer games: Pilot study

RMMM Furlan, GA Santana, WF Bischof… - Journal of Oral …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Lingual exercises are commonly used in clinical practice for swallowing
rehabilitation. Associating lingual exercises with computer games increases motivation …

Effect of tongue‐strengthening training combined with a tablet personal computer game in healthy adults

NK Hwang, MJ Kim, G Lee, T Yoon… - Journal of Oral …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Game‐based training has been shown to improve behavioural motor learning
in various medical fields including rehabilitation. Objectives This study aimed to investigate …