软组织面部形状与成年人的舌头压力有关:一个横截面研究
Masaki Nakamaru1, Norio Aoyama2, So Koizumi1
1Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Kanagawa Dental University, Yokosuka, JPN.
Cureus
|November 24, 2025
概括
面部形状,特别是角软组织形态,与老年人的舌头压力有关. 这表明面部照片可能表明口腔脆弱的风险.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 矯正牙科 矯正牙科是一種矯正牙科.
- 口腔健康 口腔健康
背景情况:
- 口腔虚弱,以舌头压力降低为特征,是与老年人全身虚弱相关的日益关注的问题.
- 周口肌功能,骨肌量和面形态之间的联系需要进一步调查.
研究的目的:
- 为了检查成年人中沙吉塔和垂直软组织面部形状和舌头压力和骨肌肉质量之间的关系.
- 为了确定面部形态是否可以作为减少舌头压力的指标.
主要方法:
- 在75名成年人 (平均年龄69岁) 的横截面研究中.
- 使用横向照片测量了斜面 (N'-Sn-Pog'角) 和垂直 (N'-Tra-Me'角) 软组织面部形态.
- 通过专用设备和身体组成分析评估舌头压力和骨肌肉质量.
- 统计分析包括斯皮尔曼相关性和多重回归,根据年龄,性别和身高进行调整.
主要成果:
- 舌头压力与斜面的N'-Sn-Pog'角度正相关,但与垂直的N'-Tra-Me'角度不相关.
- 多重回归证实了舌头压力与N'-Sn-Pog'角之间的独立关联.
- 骨肌肉质量与性别被排除在模型之外时,与N'-Sn-Pog'角度呈现出正相关性.
结论:
- 面部软组织形态 (N'-Sn-Pog'角度) 与中年和老年人的舌头压力有关.
- 从照片中分析面部形状可能提供一种简单的,非侵入性的方法来识别面临舌头压力降低和口腔虚弱风险的个体.
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