Department of Physical Therapy for Cardiovascular, Respiratory Disorder and Geriatrics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
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A lot of time is spent on exercising the body parts while the lips are neglected, despite the evidence on the wide-ranging effects of lips on overall health and quality of life. Oral rehabilitation by Patakara lip muscle trainer leads to a strong lip closure which can stand as the first-line defense mechanism against many oral dysfunctions related to aging. In the absence of a narrative review presented on this trainer, this paper focuses on the components, instructions for use, and oral health indications of the Patakara lip muscle trainer. This trainer could enhance many oral dysfunctions in the elderly as oral breathing, snoring, halitosis, dry mouth, and oral/gastrointestinal dysfunction, but future studies are needed in this field.
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● Oral rehabilitation by Patakara lip muscle trainer can make a strong lip closure.
● Patakara can enhance many oral dysfunctions related to aging.
● Patakara can enhance oral breathing, snoring, and gastrointestinal dysfunction.
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Oral and perioral musculature exercising by Patakara lip muscle trainer must attract more attention from physicians, elderly patients, and physiotherapists. Strong oro-labial and tongue muscles are the main adjunctive rehabilitation method to treat many common elderly-occurred oral dysfunctions including oral breathing, snoring, halitosis (bad mouth), xerostomia (dry mouth), eating disorders, and dysphagia.
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General Received: 2020/10/4 | Accepted: 2021/02/21 | Published: 2021/07/1