Table 4 Continuous drinking of 100 ml water – duration of muscle activity excluding the initial oral stage (mean ± SD)
From: Oral vs. pharyngeal dysphagia: surface electromyography randomized study
| Dental surgery | Oral infections | Tonsillitis | Control | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 | |
| Total duration (s) | 17.9 ± 5.32 | 17.3 ± 5.3 | 10.8 ± 2.1 | 10.7 ± 2.81 |
| Number of swallows | 10.9 ± 3 | 9.4 ± 2.2 | 7.1 ± 1.4 | 6.9 ± 1.82 |
| Duration of one swallow (s) | 1.64 ± 0.6 | 1.75 ± 0.7 | 1.52 ± 0.3 | 1.51 ± 0.41 |
| ml/swallow | 9.17 ± 2.85 | 10.64 ± 2.4 | 14.08 ± 3.1 | 14.5 ± 3.55 |
| ml/swallow in % | 69% | 73% | 97.25% | 100% |