Distribution of lip-seal strength and its relation to oral motor functions.
Yoshihiro KugimiyaTakeshi OkiMidori OhtaMasahiro RyuKenichiro KobayashiKaoru SakuraiTakayuki UedaPublished in: Clinical and experimental dental research (2021)
Lip-seal strength was non-normally distributed in both men and women, and lip-seal strength was affected by age only in women. Lip-seal strength and multiple oral motor functions were significantly correlated. Because the indicators of perioral muscle strength and performance were correlated with lip-seal strength, lip-seal strength may also partially reflect the condition of the perioral muscles.