Medicinal tablets are sometimes difficult to
swallow, even for healthy individuals. Accordingly, it is likely more difficult
for patients to swallow tablets after oral surgery for tongue tumors. In this
study, we aimed to investigate the dynamics of swallowing tablets in the
recovery period following surgery for tongue tumors.
Two experiments were conducted (Experiment 1
and Experiment 2). In Experiment 1, 20 tongue cancer patients swallowed
simulated tablets and underwent videofluoroscopic (VF) examination of
swallowing before and after surgery. The ability or inability to pass the
tablet to the esophagus and the number of swallowing
attempts required to ingest
the tablet were evaluated. In Experiment 2, 48 similar subjects swallowed
thickened barium and simulated tablets and underwent VF examination of
swallowing after surgery.
The ability or inability to pass the tablet to
the esophagus, the number of swallows required to ingest the tablet, the tablet
position after the initial and the final swallowing reflexes, and the oral
transit time and pharyngeal transit time for swallowing the thickened barium
solution and simulated tablets were evaluated.
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