{"id":1196,"date":"2024-12-19T13:52:50","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T04:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hospital.dent.osaka-u.ac.jp\/?post_type=divisions&#038;p=1196"},"modified":"2025-09-30T11:18:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T02:18:07","slug":"division-for-oral-facial-disorders","status":"publish","type":"departments","link":"https:\/\/hospital.dent.osaka-u.ac.jp\/en\/departments\/division-for-oral-facial-disorders\/","title":{"rendered":"Division for Oral-Facial Disorders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Outline<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Treatment for speech disorder<\/strong><br>We treat patients with dysarthria due to various diseases such as cleft palate, oral tumors, stroke, and neuromuscular diseases.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong> Treatment for sleep apnea syndrome <\/strong><br>For patients diagnosed with sleep apnea syndrome in the medical department, we perform X-rays, endoscopic examinations, and mouthpiece treatment.\u3000<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Treatment for dry mouth <\/strong><br>Dry mouth refers to all symptoms that you notice when you have a dry mouth, not just a decrease in salivation. Blood tests and salivation tests are performed to ensure appropriate treatment.\u3000<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong> Treatment for dysphagia <\/strong><br>Patients who have problems with symptoms such as choking while eating or food remaining in the back of the throat are eligible. If necessary, we will perform swallowing endoscopy and swallowing contrast examination, and consider rehabilitation and countermeasures.\u3000<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong> Treatment for malnutrition <\/strong><br>We provide nutritional management and advice to patients who are concerned not only about dysphagia, but also about weight loss and nutritional status.<br><br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-spacer vk_spacer vk_spacer-type-margin-top\"><div class=\"vk_block-margin-lg--margin-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Director's message<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/hospital.dent.osaka-u.ac.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/302f181d115167005d70b018f8d66653-1280x1920.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hospital.dent.osaka-u.ac.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/302f181d115167005d70b018f8d66653-1280x1920.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/hospital.dent.osaka-u.ac.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/302f181d115167005d70b018f8d66653-667x1000.jpg 667w, https:\/\/hospital.dent.osaka-u.ac.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/302f181d115167005d70b018f8d66653-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hospital.dent.osaka-u.ac.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/302f181d115167005d70b018f8d66653-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hospital.dent.osaka-u.ac.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/302f181d115167005d70b018f8d66653-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/hospital.dent.osaka-u.ac.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/302f181d115167005d70b018f8d66653.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Division for Oral-Facial Disorders was established in 1973 as a department in charge of speech and language dysfunction in patients with cleft palate. Based on our knowledge and experience in the treatment of words, I am now involved in the treatment of all oral functions.<br>The mouth has important functions such as speaking, eating, swallowing, and breathing. However, various diseases such as cleft palate, stroke, cancer, sleep apnea, and dry mouth can impair important oral function. We would like to help patients who are having trouble with oral disorders.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">Takayoshi SAKAI<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-spacer vk_spacer vk_spacer-type-margin-top\"><div class=\"vk_block-margin-lg--margin-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Main staff<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table vk-table--mobile-block vk-table--th--width25 vk-table--th--bg-bright\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Director<\/td><td>Takayoshi SAKAI<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Vice Director<\/td><td>Kanji NOHARA<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Chief of Outpatient Clinic and Chief of Inpatient Ward<\/td><td>Nobukazu TANAKA<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-spacer vk_spacer vk_spacer-type-margin-top\"><div class=\"vk_block-margin-lg--margin-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-alert vk_alert alert alert-info has-alert-icon\"><div class=\"vk_alert_icon\"><div class=\"vk_alert_icon_icon\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-link\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"vk_alert_icon_text\"><span>link<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vk_alert_content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/global.dent.osaka-u.ac.jp\/ofdord\/oral-facial-disorders-and-therapeutics-department-of-oral-facial-disorders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Department of Rehabilitation for Orofacial Disorders<br>School\/Graduate School, the University of Osaka<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-spacer vk_spacer vk_spacer-type-margin-top\"><div class=\"vk_block-margin-lg--margin-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<dl class=\"keyword-tag\"><dt>Keywords<\/dt><dd><a href=\"https:\/\/hospital.dent.osaka-u.ac.jp\/en\/keyword-tag\/cleft-lip-and-palate\/\">Cleft Lip and Palate<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/hospital.dent.osaka-u.ac.jp\/en\/keyword-tag\/dysarthria\/\">Dysarthria<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/hospital.dent.osaka-u.ac.jp\/en\/keyword-tag\/dysphagia\/\">Dysphagia<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/hospital.dent.osaka-u.ac.jp\/en\/keyword-tag\/sleep-apnea-syndrome\/\">Sleep Apnea Syndrome<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/hospital.dent.osaka-u.ac.jp\/en\/keyword-tag\/dry-mouth\/\">Dry Mouth<\/a><\/dd><\/dl>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We evaluate and treat oral dysfunction such as dysphagia, dysarthria, sleep apnea syndrome, and dry mouth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":13,"template":"","classification":[151],"keyword-tag":[41,77,78,79,80],"symptom-tag":[119,132,133,134,135,136,137],"class_list":["post-1196","departments","type-departments","status-publish","hentry","classification-central-clinical-facilities","keyword-tag-cleft-lip-and-palate","keyword-tag-dysarthria","keyword-tag-dysphagia","keyword-tag-sleep-apnea-syndrome","keyword-tag-dry-mouth","symptom-tag-speech-disorder","symptom-tag-there-sounds-that-cannot-be-pronounced-correctly","symptom-tag-difficulty-in-speaking","symptom-tag-difficulty-in-eating-and-swallowing","symptom-tag-choking-or-coughing-while-eating","symptom-tag-snoring-or-stopping-breathing-while-sleeping","symptom-tag-dry-mouth-or-thirst","en-US"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hospital.dent.osaka-u.ac.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/departments\/1196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hospital.dent.osaka-u.ac.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/departments"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hospital.dent.osaka-u.ac.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/departments"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hospital.dent.osaka-u.ac.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/hospital.dent.osaka-u.ac.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/departments\/1196\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5678,"href":"https:\/\/hospital.dent.osaka-u.ac.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/departments\/1196\/revisions\/5678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hospital.dent.osaka-u.ac.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"classification","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hospital.dent.osaka-u.ac.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/classification?post=1196"},{"taxonomy":"keyword-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hospital.dent.osaka-u.ac.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/keyword-tag?post=1196"},{"taxonomy":"symptom-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hospital.dent.osaka-u.ac.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/symptom-tag?post=1196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}