Desensitization technique effective in reducing tactile hypersensitivity in elderly: Study
Oral tactile hypersensitivity (TH) is characterized by aberrations in the perception of oral stimuli. Oral tactile hypersensitivity is also associated with a decline in ingestion and swallowing function. Technique for mitigating hypersensitivity can effectively mitigate TH, suggests a recent study published in the Journal of Dental Sciences.
Oral health care provision in long-term care settings is often limited by specific behaviors exhibited by residents, which may be interpreted as a refusal of care. Such behaviors can be attributed to oral tactile hypersensitivity.
Oral tactile hypersensitivity is defined as the response elicited when an afflicted area is touched; this may include spasms occurring either locally or systemically throughout the body. Within the oral cavity, Oral tactile hypersensitivity is characterized by facial distortion and an inability to open the mouth due to the stiffening of the lips and facial muscles; this is often interpreted as a refusal of oral care and food intake.
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