Department of Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
J Oral Rehabil. 2011 Jul;38(7):482-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2010.02182.x. Epub 2010 Dec 11.
The measurement of tongue strength contributes to the study of oro-facial physiology. The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of gender on tongue strength in young adults and to determine the differences in this strength between tongue regions. This study was conducted on 50 healthy volunteers (17 men and 33 women) with a mean age of 23 years, with no oro-facial myofunctional alterations. The strength of the anterior portion and of the dorsum of the tongue was analysed with a calibrated electronic dynamometer. The subjects were asked to apply maximum force. Men showed higher tongue strength values than women both in the anterior portion and in the dorsum of the tongue (P<0·05), and the strength of the anterior portion of the tongue was lower than that of the dorsum in both genders (P<0·05). We conclude that gender and region influenced tongue strength.
舌力的测量有助于口面生理学的研究。本研究旨在探讨性别对年轻成年人舌力的影响，并确定舌不同区域之间的力量差异。本研究共纳入 50 名健康志愿者（男 17 名，女 33 名），平均年龄 23 岁，无口面肌肉功能改变。使用校准的电子测力计分析舌前部分和舌背部分的力量。要求受试者施加最大力量。男性在舌前部分和舌背部分的舌力值均高于女性（P<0·05），且两性的舌前部分力量均低于舌背部分（P<0·05）。我们得出结论，性别和区域影响舌力。
