Facial Sensibility Testing in the Normal and Posttraumatic Population

Kesarwani, Anurag; Antonyshyn, Oleh; Mackinnon, Susan E.; Gruss, Joseph S.; Novak, Chris; Kelly, Louise A.

doi:10.1097/00000637-198905000-00006

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“…There is ample evidence from a number of sensory systems to support decreases in oral sensitivity with increasing age, including the thermal system [35][36][37], the proprioceptive system [35,38], with light touch [35], with stereognosis [35,39,40], and in the vibratory system [35,[41][42][43][44][45].…”

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Oral and Oropharyngeal Perceptions of Fluid Viscosity Across the Age Span

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Research demonstrates that varying sensory input, including the characteristics of a bolus, changes swallow physiology. Altering the consistency of fluids is a common compensatory technique used in dysphagia management to facilitate change. However, it is not known what variations in viscosity can be perceived in the oral cavity or oropharynx or if age affects oral and oropharyngeal perceptions of fluid viscosity. This study aims to establish the ability of normal adults to perceive fluid viscosity in the oral cavity and oropharynx and to determine if, within this population, there are age-related changes in oral and oropharyngeal perceptions. Sensitivity was established by deriving the exponent for the psychophysical law for fluid viscosity in both the oral cavity and the oropharynx, using modulus-free magnitude estimation with Newtonian fluids of corn syrup and water. Sixty normal volunteers, aged 21-84 years, participated. Results indicate that the exponent for oral perception of fluid viscosity was 0.3298, while for oropharyngeal perception it was 0.3148. Viscosity perception deteriorates with increasing age. Men exhibited a more marked deterioration in sensitivity than women. This study contributes to the literature on oral and oropharyngeal perceptions and on aging. The results provide a basis for work with individuals with dysphagia.

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Oral and Oropharyngeal Perceptions of Fluid Viscosity Across the Age Span

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“…Various commonly used clinical tests are available to examine trigeminal nerve sensory function 2,5,6,8 .…”

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“…A threshold from an affected site can be compared with that from the contralateral unaffected site 1,5 . If this comparison is not possible, for example, in cases of bilateral trauma to the nerve, normal values are needed from a healthy population for comparison.…”

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Extension of normal values on sensory function for facial areas using clinical tests on touch and two-point discrimination

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2009

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

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“…Although thirty patients developed hypoesthesia of the forehead, half of them did not notice it until they had the physical examination for this study. This may be due to the fact that the forehead has a very low cutaneous sensibility [5,6]. None of our patients had any problems related to the sensory deficit.…”

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Long-term complications of the galeal-frontalis myofascial flap in craniofacial surgery

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Frontal contour irregularities, sensory deficit of the forehead and loss of frontalis muscle function may occur following elevation and use of the galeal-frontalis flap. These three problems were evaluated retrospectively using a questionnaire and clinical examination in 48 cases. Frontal contour deformities were seen in 9 cases. Hypoesthesia of the forehead and weakness of eyebrow movement were seen in 30 and 35 patients, respectively. It was found that a number of patients had not noticed their deformities before the examination. The postoperative complications of the galeal-frontalis flap seemed to be of no concern to the patients.

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Facial Sensibility Testing in the Normal and Posttraumatic Population

Cited by 57 publications

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Oral and Oropharyngeal Perceptions of Fluid Viscosity Across the Age Span

Oral and Oropharyngeal Perceptions of Fluid Viscosity Across the Age Span

Extension of normal values on sensory function for facial areas using clinical tests on touch and two-point discrimination

Long-term complications of the galeal-frontalis myofascial flap in craniofacial surgery

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