Introduction to Oropharyngeal Swallowing

Safe oropharyngeal swallowing involves the activation, modulation, and coordination of oral, pharyngeal, laryngeal, and esophageal structures and musculature.

Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the effect of bolus taste variability on oropharyngeal swallowing in normal individuals versus stroke patients to explore its role in the management of oropharyngeal dysphagia.

Conclusion Future research outlining the physiological and functional oropharyngeal swallowing deficits among patients with SMA who receive disease-modifying therapy is critical in developing standards of dysphagia care to guide clinicians.

Conclusion: VFSS analysis revealed abnormal oropharyngeal swallowing parameters, which corresponded with the SDQ scores, but without statistical significance.

Musculature surrounding head and neck and tongue strength are crucial for safe and efficient oropharyngeal swallowing.

Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate oropharyngeal swallowing function and laryngeal appearance and function in patients with severe COVID-19.

Little is known about how cognitive impairment in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis impacts on oropharyngeal swallowing.

One such device for the management of oropharyngeal swallowing disorders is described in this thesis.

Early identification of the risk of dysphagia in neurological patients is very important for early referral for specialized evaluations of oropharyngeal swallowing and treatments.

OBJECTIVE To prospectively compare oropharyngeal swallowing dysfunction in myasthenia gravis (MG) patients presenting with difficulty in swallowing between the neutral and chin-down positions, based on the results of high-resolution manometry (HRM) examination.

Videofluoroscopy (videofluoroscopic study of swallowing [VFSS]) is commonly used to visualize oropharyngeal swallowing and to identify pharyngeal residue.

This method allows detailed evaluation of the magnitude, duration and temporal relations of the different events that characterize oropharyngeal swallowing, and thus in-depth exploration both of physiological deglutition mechanisms and of pathophysiological features of swallowing in neurogenic dysphagia.

Dentures play an important role in improving masticatory and oropharyngeal swallowing functions in some edentulous patients without dysphagia.

Conclusion: This study demonstrated that the use of NMES combined with EMG-BF had the potential to improve oropharyngeal swallowing in stroke patients with dysphagia.

OBJECTIVE To examine the effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) on oropharyngeal swallowing function according to 2 types of placement, acting as assistance and as resistance, in stroke patients with dysphagia.

Objective Reflux disease is common in patients with oropharyngeal dysphagia, but the impact of reflux on oropharyngeal swallowing physiology is not known.

PURPOSE This study aimed to compare the fiberoptic endoscopic findings of oropharyngeal swallowing of distinct food consistencies in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).

The traditional videoflouroscopy method allows observation of the entire oropharyngeal swallowing process during the examination; however, it is expensive and requires the use of ionizing radiation.

Oropharyngeal swallowing function was evaluated by Penetration-Aspiration Scale, Functional Dysphagia Scale (FDS), and American Speech-Language-Hearing Association National Outcome Measurement System swallowing scale based on results of VFSS.

This chapter constitutes a concise overview of essential anatomical and physiological aspects of oropharyngeal swallowing, knowledge of which is needed in order to understand the scenarios described in the video-endoscopic chapter.

The present study examined oropharyngeal swallowing impairment with subacute stroke patients using the Modified Barium Swallowing Impairment Profile(MBSImP).

To understand the pathophysiology of injury-related dysfunction, we investigated the effects of a single muscle injury to the mylohyoid on oropharyngeal swallowing function in the rat.

A secondary aim was to explore any observed relationship between severity of impairment with both (a) aspiration and (b) temporal oropharyngeal swallowing measures.

The diagnostic challenges in OPD have been overcome with the use of high resolution manometry (HRM) in children where a catheter based biomechanical evaluation testing of the oropharyngeal swallowing is performed.

It is suggested that damage to the intercostal nerves and the pulmonary vagus may affect oropharyngeal swallowing function in this population.

Successful rehabilitation of oropharyngeal swallowing disorders (i.

The Videofluoroscopic Dysphagia Scale (VDS), based on a videofluoroscopic swallowing study, was used to analyze oropharyngeal swallowing function.

The current study contributes to the growing understanding of swallowing dysfunction in PSP by describing oropharyngeal swallowing characteristics in a large prospective cohort of participants with PSP employing a nationally standardized videofluoroscopy protocol and a disease severity scale developed expressly for PSP.

, gastric reflux and oropharyngeal swallowing disorders), in addition to tobacco use and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors.

Conclusion Advantageous changes in certain parameters of oropharyngeal swallowing physiology were noted with high-intensity tastants per both clinical ratings and subsequent CASM, suggesting potential therapeutic application for taste manipulation.