Tongue thickness measured by ultrasonography is associated with tongue pressure in the Japanese elderly
Masahiro Nakamori, Eiji Imamura, Masako Fukuta, Keisuke Tachiyama, Teppei Kamimura, Yuki Hayashi, Hayato Matsushima, K. Ogawa, Masami Nishino, Akiko Hirata, Tatsuya Mizoue, Shinichi Wakabayashi
This study examines the relationship between tongue thickness and tongue pressure in Japanese elderly, finding a linear association and age-related decline in both.
PLoS ONE · Aug 7, 2020Peer-reviewedNeuroscience