Open AccessSwallowing evaluation and management: A primer for the orofacial myologist
Author(s) -
John E. Riski,
Jennifer Horner,
Debra Lathrop
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
the international journal of orofacial myology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2694-2526
pISSN - 0735-0120
DOI - 10.52010/ijom.1986.12.3.2
Subject(s) - swallowing , medicine , mechanism (biology) , dentistry , medical physics , physical medicine and rehabilitation , physical therapy , psychology , orthodontics , epistemology , philosophy
Purpose: In this article we describe the mechanism of normal swallowing, the clinical or bedside evaluation, radiographic evaluation of swallowing disorders. The material is taken from selected references and information obtained from our experiences in the study of this area. The purpose of this article is to present this discussion in the hopes of generating a new or in some cases a continued interest in the study of this disorder.