Why FacExer and how it works

Data suggested that lack of chewing food leads to dental problems.

Are you giving enough exercises to your jaws? How much do you chew during the day? Smooth or crunchy food? Chewing is important not only for food intake, but also for preserving and promoting the general health.

Chewing is very important physiological process, responsible not only for food intake, but also for maintaing and promoting the general health, memory and learning. (Chewing Maintains Hippocampus-Dependent Cognitive Function. Huayue at al. 2015)

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“This study demonstrated the effectiveness of tongue-to-palate resistance training (TPRT) in increasing tongue muscle strength and improving swallowing function in patients with post-stroke dysphagia. Therefore, we recommend TPRT as an easy and simple rehabilitation strategy for improving swallowing in patients with dysphagia. (J Oral Rehabil. 2017 Jan;44(1):59-64. doi: 10.1111/joor.12461.Tongue-to-palate resistance training improves tongue strength and oropharyngeal swallowing function in subacute stroke survivors with dysphagia.

Kim HD¹, Choi JB², Yoo SJ², Chang MY³, Lee SW¹, Park JS⁴.)”