›› 2017, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (4): 373-375.

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Age-related alterations of tongue and therapy of related diseases

Guang-xue Wu1,   

  • Received:2016-09-07 Revised:2016-10-04 Online:2017-04-28 Published:2017-04-11

Abstract: Tongue has many complex structures, including lingualis, epithelia, taste buds and glands. Different characteristics are shown in different tissues with aging. Appearance, pathophysiology, muscle, and sensation are all degenerated in the tongue retrogression, even dysfunctions come into being. Tongue exercise and neuromuscular electrical stimulation are usually adopted to intervene in clinic. And new breakthroughs have been detected in fundamental research.

Key words: tongue, age-related alteration, tongue exercise, neuromuscular electrical stimulation

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