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Wataru Fujii

Researcher at Fujita Health University

Publications -  9
Citations -  253

Wataru Fujii is an academic researcher from Fujita Health University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Swallowing & Mastication. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 9 publications receiving 224 citations.

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Chewing and food consistency: effects on bolus transport and swallow initiation.

TL;DR: Chewing appeared to reduce the effectiveness of the posterior tongue-palate seal, allowing oral contents to spill into the pharynx, and eating two-phase foods with both solid and liquid phases may increase the risk of aspiration in dysphagic individuals with impaired airway protective reflexes.
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Effects of dental treatment on the quality of life and activities of daily living in institutionalized elderly in Japan

TL;DR: It is shown that dental treatments increased the oral health-related QOL and the expression function in the ADL and promoting dental care service at nursing facilities may be beneficial for maintaining the residents' QOL.
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Efficacy of a novel training food based on the process model of feeding for mastication and swallowing ― A preliminary study in elderly individuals living at a residential facility ―

TL;DR: The findings suggest that CSM has an initial consistency that requires chewing but changes to a texture equivalent to puree at the time of swallowing, and is currently planning to verify the safety and efficacy of CSM in individuals with dysphagia.
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Influence of Chewing on Food Transport and Swallowing

TL;DR: 咀嚼嚥下の評価法の確立のため,健常成人10名を対象として,4食物条件下で、食塊先端位置の中~下咽頭への到達�
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Hyoid Movement and Laryngeal Penetration During Sequential Swallowing

TL;DR: It was revealed that there was a significant interaction between the swallowing type and trajectory pattern, and laryngeal penetration was the highest for the combination of individual swallow of i-Continuous type and pattern L.