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Area of Science:

  • Gerontology
  • Oral health
  • Biomedical engineering

Background:

  • Oral frailty is a growing concern, impacting overall health.
  • Tongue pressure is a key objective measure for assessing oral frailty.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate changes in tongue pressure based on body position.
  • To investigate the relationship between clinical frailty and tongue pressure.

Main Methods:

  • Prospective, observational, single-center study.
  • Participants categorized by Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS).
  • Tongue pressure measured in dorsal, sitting, and sitting with plantar grounding positions.

Main Results:

  • Tongue pressure significantly decreased in CFS4 compared to CFS3.
  • In CFS5 and CFS6, sitting reduced tongue pressure compared to the dorsal position.
  • Plantar grounding restored tongue pressure to dorsal levels.

Conclusions:

  • Tongue pressure declines with increasing frailty.
  • Sitting decreases tongue pressure, while plantar grounding alleviates this reduction.