Tongue Cleaning Enhances Activity of Suprahyoid Muscles During Exhalation in Healthy Young Adults: A Randomised Controlled Intervention Study
Practicing tongue cleaning for 4 weeks increased the activity of the suprahyoid muscles during exhalation in healthy young adults, and it could be used to improve respiratory function in individuals with weakened suprahyoid muscles.
Authors
- Sumio Akifusa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7962-8762)
- Maya Izumi
Institutions
- Kyushu Dental University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Oral Rehabilitation
- Published
- 2025-05-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/joor.13990
- Primary Topic
- Voice and Speech Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00