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Objective
Oral function disorders occur often in older people with increasing age. Oral function disorders affect bodily function and self‐esteem, which are related to quality of life (QOL). The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an oral function intervention programme on the oral function of older Taiwanese people.
Materials and Methods
A one‐group pretest‐post‐test study design...
The present study tested whether electrical stimulation increases the number of voluntary repetitive swallows in humans. In addition, the potential of initiating both voluntary and involuntary swallows was compared using electrical stimulation. Fourteen normal male adults were instructed to perform repetitive voluntary swallowing as quickly as possible over 30s, and the number of swallows was counted...
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