Tokyo, Feb. 16 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000060671) titled 'Assessment of the Marginal Morphology of the Orbicularis Oris Muscle Using Ultrasonography and Investigation of Lip Closure Force' on Feb. 13.
Study Type:
Observational
Primary Sponsor:
Institute - Tokyo Dental College
Condition:
Condition - Healthy older adults
Classification by malignancy - Others
Genomic information - NO
Objective:
Narrative objectives1 - Lip closure force is involved in swallowing and speech articulation, and it may decrease with aging or systemic disease. Reduced lip closure force can contribute to food spillage and coughing during meals; therefore, maintaining and improving lip closure forc...