Eri Makihara, S. Masumi, M. Arita, S. Kawagishi, K. Yoshino, K. Onizuka, K. Wakuda, Fumihiko Sakamoto
{"title":"Evaluation of Tongue Movement Function and the Effect of Tongue Movement Exercise","authors":"Eri Makihara, S. Masumi, M. Arita, S. Kawagishi, K. Yoshino, K. Onizuka, K. Wakuda, Fumihiko Sakamoto","doi":"10.2504/kds.60.153","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2504/kds.60.153","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study was to evaluate differences in tongue movement function between young and elderly subjects . We developed a tongue −movement measuring device and which was used with 3 young subjects and 3 elderly subjects to measure the duratiQn of two types of tasks (anteroposterior and lateral movements ). In bQth movements , the duration measured for elderly subjects pro▽ed to be longer than that for young subjects . In both groups , the duration Df the first trial of each task was longer than that of the second or the third triaL These results suggested that tongue movement functionality for elderly subjects was lQwer than that for young subjects , and tongue movement function was improved by repeating the sarne task, Key words : Tongue movement function/Elderly/Movernent exercise 工工 一leotronio ibra y Kyushu Dental Society NII-Electronic Library Service yushu ental o iety 一 154 一 九州歯会誌 第 60巻第 6号 20G7 抄 録 高齢化社会 お い て 摂食 ・嚥 F障害 へ の 対応 は重要な課題 で あ る.今 回,舌運動機能を 評価 する方法 と して 舌運動機能測定器を試作 し , 検査 者が指示 した タ ス ク (左右運動お よび前後運動)を各被験者 に 行わせ ,こ れ に要す る時間に っ い て 若年者群 お よび高齢者群問で 比較す る こ と に よ り,両者間 にお け る 舌運動機能 の 相違 に っ い て 評価 した.また,同一 タ ス クを繰 り返 す こ とに よ る学習効果 に つ い て も両群 間 の 比較を行 っ た と こ ろ,呈示 した舌運 動に 要す る平均時間 は高齢者群が若年者群 よ りも長 く, 同 一 運 動を繰 り返す こ と に よ り , 各被験者 に学習効果 が認 め られ,各 タ ス ク の 所用時間が 短縮 さ れ る こ とが わ か っ た. キ ー ワ ー ド: 琶運 動機能/高齢者/学習効果","PeriodicalId":23086,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of The Kyushu Dental Society","volume":"22 1","pages":"153-157"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75866435","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An Introduction to the Brain Science of Dentistry: The Story of the Discovery of Mesencephalic Trigeminal Primary Neurons Innervating Tooth Pulp","authors":"N. Amano","doi":"10.2504/KDS.61.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2504/KDS.61.1","url":null,"abstract":"In 1994 we developed a useful new subject for the sixth-year dental students, \"The Brain Science of Dentistry\", which included lectures and laboratory practice concerning the relation between feeding and brain functions. As an example of the contents of the lectures, how dental pulp neurons were discovered in the mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus will be described.It has been generally accepted that the tooth pulp is supplied by small myelinated Aδ and unmyelinated C fibers, which elsewhere in the body are involved in nociception. However, several histological and physiological studies have shown the presence of a substantial proportion of pulpal afferents with conduction velocities and diameters which would be expected for Aβ processes. Additionally, a related structure, the periodontal ligament, has been demonstrated to receive a dual innervation from the trigeminal ganglion (TG) and the mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus (MTN). Based on these findings, we suspected the existence of afferent processes innervating the tooth pulp whose cell bodies are part of the MTN. We examined this possibility in the adult cat using retrograde axonal transport of horseradish peroxidase (HRP). There are at least two decisive problems to overcome if one is to demonstrate HRP-labeled tooth pulp neurons in the TG and MTN after depositing HRP in pulp chambers of the permanent teeth:(1) preventing an inhibition of axonal transport of HRP due to acute pulpitis following the surgical procedures required to apply HRP to pulp tissues, and (2) controlling leakage of HRP through the apical foramina into the surrounding periodontal tissues. To solve the first problem, prednisolone, an anti-inflammatory synthetic steroid, was given (5 mg/kg, i.m.) immediately after surgery and every 12 h throughout the survival period of 3 days. In all prednisolone-treated cats, a considerable number of labeled neurons were found in both the TG and MTN, ipsilaterally. On the other hand, no labeled neurons were observed in the MTN in cats receiving no steroids. To check the presence of HRP leakage, we used two techniques. All teeth injected with HRP and the surrounding alveolar bone were decalcified, sectioned serially, and processed using the TMB technique. Examination under dark-field illumination revealed no evidence of HRP spread as far distally as the apical foramina and periodontal ligaments. The HRP-gel implant method is considered to be easier for localizing the spread of HRP, compared to the fluid injection method. In two additional steroid-treated cats, 1μl of 30% HRP entrapped in 5% polyacrylamide gel was placed in the pulp horn of the mandibular left canine. This procedure resulted in the labeling of 10 and 13 MTN neurons in the respective cats. When the number of HRP-labeled tooth pulp neurons in the MTN and TG were compared among five different mammalian species (rats, rabbits, cats, dogs, and monkeys), a conspicuous species difference was found in the tooth pulp innervation by th","PeriodicalId":23086,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of The Kyushu Dental Society","volume":"228 1","pages":"1-15"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72739142","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"1. Effect of jaw position on forced maximum inspiratory airflow in Japanese normal subjects and patients with sleep apnea syndrome","authors":"H. Tsuda","doi":"10.2504/KDS.60.140","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2504/KDS.60.140","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23086,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of The Kyushu Dental Society","volume":"21 1","pages":"140-141"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75092449","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Involvement of caspase-8 and -9 in apotosis in macrophages infected with Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans through caspase-3 activation","authors":"Emi Harada","doi":"10.2504/KDS.60.142_2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2504/KDS.60.142_2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23086,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of The Kyushu Dental Society","volume":"8 1","pages":"142-143"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84195479","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Basis for Evidence Accumulation in the Field of Dentures and Occlusions","authors":"S. Minagi","doi":"10.2504/KDS.60.103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2504/KDS.60.103","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23086,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of The Kyushu Dental Society","volume":"281 1","pages":"103-111"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77438749","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}