The palatal shape of upper removable appliances. Influence on the tongue position in swallowing.
In a clinical-experimental study the influence of variations in the palatal shape of upper removable appliances upon tongue position during swallowing was investigated. During a clinical examination of 35 dental students displaying a physiological swallowing pattern, the tongue position during swallowing was recorded by palatography on an individually adapted upper plate. During swallowing with a roughened plate with an individual palatal shape and an imitated palatal papilla, the tongue position was significantly more posterior than with a highly polished, unstructured plate. The number of students displaying a visceral swallowing pattern was significantly smaller with a roughened plate with palatal folds and papilla then with a polished, smooth appliance. A roughened, individually shaped appliance with palatal folds and palatal papilla should therefore be used after myofunctional therapy and in cases where disturbance of tongue function by the appliance is not desirable.
Reinicke
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Poliklinik für Kieferorthopädie, Zentrum für Zahn-, Mund- und Kieferheilkunde der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover, Germany.
Obijou
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Tränkmann
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D000328:Adult; D003679:Deglutition / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009968:Orthodontic Appliances, Removable; D010159:Palate / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D014059:Tongue / Q000502:physiology