A retrospective cross-sectional analysis of swallowing and tongue functions in maxillectomy patients.

Yoichiro OginoNatsue FujikawaSayuri KogaRyoji MoroiKiyoshi Koyano

Published in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2021)

Swallowing function in maxillectomy patients was relatively impaired and the patients with the history of radiotherapy showed lower swallowing function. Obturator prostheses could contribute to the improvement of MTP and ODK (/ta/). MTP may play a crucial role in swallowing in maxillectomy patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
cross sectional
early stage
squamous cell carcinoma
radiation therapy
patient reported outcomes
patient reported
locally advanced