BACKGROUND The survival rates of preterm infants has increased over the last years, but oral feeding difficulties are the most common problems encountered by them. OBJECTIVES This study aimed at comparing the effects of non-nutritive sucking (NNS) and pre-feeding oral stimulation on feeding skills, length of hospital stay and weight gain of 26-32 weeks gestational age preterm infants in NICU,...

[Purpose] The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on facial muscle strength and oral function in stroke patients with facial palsy. [Subjects and Methods] Nine subjects received the electrical stimulation and traditional dysphagia therapy. Electrical stimulation was applied to stimulate each subject's facial muscles 30 minutes a day, 5 days a ...

[Purpose] The effectiveness of neuromuscular electrical stimulation in the rehabilitation of swallowing remains controversial. This study compared the effectiveness of neuromuscular electrical stimulation and thermal tactile oral stimulation, a traditional swallowing recovery treatment, in patients with sub-acute dysphagia caused by stroke. [Subjects and Methods] Subjects of the present study w...

Projections from the central amygdala (CeA) and lateral hypothalamus (LH) modulate the activity of gustatory brainstem neurons, however, the role of these projections in gustatory behaviors is unclear. The goal of the current study was to determine the effects of electrical stimulation of the CeA or LH on unconditioned taste reactivity (TR) behaviors in response to intra-oral infusion of tastan...

The prospect of repair, regeneration, and remineralisation the tooth tissue is currently transitioning from exploratory stages to successful clinical applications with materials such as dentine substitutes that offer bioactive stimulation. Glass-ionomer or polyalkenoate cements are widely used in oral healthcare, especially due their ability adhere structure fluoride-releasing capacity. Since g...

Oral candidiasis is a collective name for a group of disorders caused by the dimorphic fungus Candida albicans. Host defenses against C. albicans essentially fall into two categories: specific immune mechanisms and local oral mucosal epithelial cell defenses. Since oral epithelial cells secrete a variety of cytokines and chemokines in response to oral microorganisms and since C. albicans is clo...

background: the aim of this study, we have compared the advantages of oral dydrogestrone with vaginal progesterone (cyclogest) for luteal support in intrauterine insemination (iui) cycles. progesterone supplementation is the first line treatment when luteal phase deficiency (lpd) can reasonably be assumed. objective: this study was conduct to compare the effect of oral dydrogestrone with vagina...