title: [Preventing the risks linked to chewing and swallowing disorders].
abstract: Various degenerative diseases or pathologies cause chewing and/or swallowing disorders in elderly people as well as in younger patients. In order to prevent the food being swallowed into the airway, a problem which is inherent to these conditions, the nurse is involved in choosing the patient's food, in collaboration with the dietary department.
authors.forename: Christiane
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Delattre
authors.forename: Florence
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Foltran
authors.forename: Ouafa
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bruneau
authors.forename: Anne-Hélène
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Thefaut
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000451:nursing*; D004032:Diet; D006801:Humans; D008409:Mastication; D010348:Patient Care Team