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. 2023 Sep;75(3):1687-1693.
doi: 10.1007/s12070-023-03709-1. Epub 2023 Mar 25.

Comparison of Oropharyngeal Efficiency Between Two Popular Brands of Marie Biscuits

Biraj Bhattarai  1 , Syam Krishna Vijayan  2 , N Swapna  3
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Comparison of Oropharyngeal Efficiency Between Two Popular Brands of Marie Biscuits

Biraj Bhattarai et al. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023 Sep.

Abstract

Objective: The main objective of the study was to compare four measures of TOMASS (number of bites, number of masticatory cycles, number of swallowing and total time taken) across brands of Marie biscuits and gender.

Methodology: The study employed a cross-sectional design with nonrandomized convenience sampling. A total of 60 participants (30 females and 30 males) were recruited for the study in the age range of 18 to 26 years. Prior to enrolment in the study, the participants were screened for potential speech and swallowing issues. Two commercially available crackers (biscuits) in India, Sunfeast Marie Light and Britannia Marie Gold were used. Video recordings of the participants eating the biscuits were analyzed to document four measures of TOMASS.

Results: The mean values obtained on all the measures for males were lesser than mean values for females for both the biscuits. Mann-Whitney U test revealed a statistically significant difference across number of swallows and total time taken across gender. There were no significant differences across biscuits on the four TOMASS measures.

Conclusion: It can be concluded that the TOMASS measures were near similar for both brands of Marie biscuits. Thus, any of these two brands of Marie could be used for clinical swallow evaluation. However, gender needs to be kept in mind, while interpreting the results of TOMASS. Future studies need to be conducted with other brands of Marie biscuit and in other age groups.

Keywords: Crackers; Oro-pharyngeal Efficiency; TOMASS.

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