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Tongue pressure data taken from healthy subjects during normal oral activities are providing us with new ways to understand the role of the tongue in craniofacial growth and function. Pressure patterns during swallowing can nevertheless be divided into four stages: preparatory, primary propulsive, intermediate and terminal. An increase in bolus viscosity can result in significant changes to pressure patterns in some individuals, but it has little effect in others.

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Ricardo Jorge Santos

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