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wheat with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown especially in southern Russia, North Africa, and northern central North America (同)durum_wheat, hard wheat, Triticum durum, Triticum turgidum, macaroni wheat

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Differences in biomechanical features of tongue pressure production between articulation and swallow.

Yano J, Kumakura I, Hori K, Tamine KI, Ono T.SourceDepartment of Sensory Science, Faculty of Medical Professions, Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare, Okayama Rehabilitation Center, Kawasaki Medical School Hospital, Okayama Department of Occlusal and Oral Functional Rehabilitation, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama Department of Prosthodontics, Gerodontology and Oral Rehabilitation, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka Division of Dysphagia Rehabilitation, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan.
Journal of oral rehabilitation.J Oral Rehabil.2012 Feb;39(2):118-125. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2011.02258.x. Epub 2011 Oct 6.
Summary The purpose of this study was to compare the tongue pressure against the hard palate during the articulation of a monosyllable with that during swallowing. The participants were 20 healthy adults without swallowing or articulation disorder (10 men and 10 women, mean age ± standard de
PMID 21972894

Is neck dissection needed in squamous-cell carcinoma of the maxillary gingiva, alveolus, and hard palate? A multicentre Italian study of 65 cases and literature review.

Beltramini GA, Massarelli O, Demarchi M, Copelli C, Cassoni A, Valentini V, Tullio A, Giannì AB, Sesenna E, Baj A.SourceDepartment of Maxillofacial Surgery, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy.
Oral oncology.Oral Oncol.2012 Feb;48(2):97-101. Epub 2011 Oct 10.
The occurrence of occult cervical metastases due to squamous-cell carcinoma of the hard palate and maxillary alveolar ridge has not been studied systematically. We have observed that many patients return with a delayed cervical metastasis following resection of a primary cancer at these sites. Some
PMID 21993155