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Causes and Consequences of Changes in Chewing Organ of the Elderly

Author(s): Barbara Kamińska, Katarzyna Kaczorowska-Bray
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: gerontologopaedics; stomatognathic system; chewing organ

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the phenomena connected with physiological changes occurring in the stomatognathic system of the elderly. It points to their relation with the activities of chewing and swallowing as well as the general state of health and social functioning of older people. The issues addressed in the text are of vital importance not only for dentists and geriatrists, but also for speech therapists and other specialists working with seniors.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 6
  • Page Range: 46-56
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish