The purpose of this report is to review critically research focused on oral motor based treatment for pediatric swallowing disorders with the aim of assisting speech-language pathologists in making informed clinical intervention decisions. Oral motor based treatment has become a popular intervention approach among some speech-language pathologists, but the evidence supporting the approach is limited. This report will discuss research studies and review articles with high levels of evidence of treatment efficacy and propose when to use oral motor based treatment approaches in clinical intervention for pediatric swallowing disorders. / text

Excerpt: The conclusion statements by Coker-Bolt, P., Jarrad, C., Woodard, F., & Merrill, P. (2012). The effects of oral motor stimulation on feeding behaviors of infants born with univentricle anatomy. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 28(1), 64–71. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2012.03.024 were interesting, but the support for the conclusions was absent because of a number of shortcomings. The first shortcoming is that the effect of oral motor stimulation on gastric tube use, ENT abnormalities, or barium swallowing test was weak or absent. The second shortcoming was the shorter hospital stays of the infants in the study could be explained by other factors. These weaknesses would prevent the immediate adoption of those conclusions in health care as of now.

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A presente pesquisa teve como objetivo investigar o potencial mastigatório em crianças com mordida aberta anterior dentoalveolar e com mordida aberta anterior esquelética, comparativamente à crianças com oclusão normal e analisar a associação da espessura e largura desses músculos com a idade, a atividade EMG e o padrão de crescimento facial. Participaram 56 crianças de ambos os sexos, de 6 a 12 anos de idade, distribuídas em três grupos: 23 com mordida aberta anterior dentoalveolar (grupo OB), 20 com mordida aberta anterior esquelética (grupo Hyper-OB) e 13 portadoras de oclusão normal (Grupo Controle), selecionadas nas Clínicas de Odontopediatria e de Ortodontia da Faculdade de Odontologia de Ribeirão Preto-USP. Todas as crianças realizaram a avaliação clínica odontológica, o exame cefalométrico, o exame miofuncional orofacial e as análises eletromiográfica (EMG) e ultrassonográfica dos músculos masseteres e temporais. Durante a EMG, todas as crianças realizaram apertamento dos dentes em Contração Voluntária Máxima, mastigação de alimentos naturais (amendoim, biscoito recheado, barra de cereais, chocolate e damasco) e artificial (chiclete). O modelo de análise adotado para a comparação dos grupos mordida aberta anterior esquelética, mordida aberta anterior dentoalveolar e controle foi Análise de Covariância (4-Way Ancova), tendo a idade como covariável. Não houve diferença entre os grupos OB e Hyper-OB (p>0,05). As medidas ultrassonográficas foram menores para ambos os grupos com mordida aberta em comparação com o grupo controle (p<0,01). Houveram diferenças entre os grupos Hyper-OB e C (p<0,05) na eletromiografia, em testes estáticos e dinâmicos. A capacidade mastigatória funcional foi semelhante para as crianças com mordida aberta dentoalveolar e esquelética e ambos os grupos diferiram do grupo controle. Esses resultados demonstram a importância da oclusão para a função muscular. / This study aimed to investigate the potential of chewing in children with dentoalveolar open bite and skeletal anterior open bite compared to children with normal occlusion and analyze the association between thickness and width of these muscles with age, and the pattern of EMG activity facial growth. Participants 56 children of both sexes, 6-12 years of age, divided into three groups: 23 with dentoalveolar anterior open bite, 20 with skeletal anterior open bite and 13 women with normal occlusion in selected clinics of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics Faculty of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto-USP. All children underwent clinical dental cephalometric examination, examination and analysis miofunctional electromyographic (EMG) and ultrasound of the masseter and temporal muscles. During the EMG, all children had teeth clenching at maximum voluntary contraction, mastication of natural foods (peanuts, crackers, cereal bars, chocolate and apricot) and artificial flavor (bubblegum). The analytical model adopted for the comparison group skeletal anterior open bite, anterior open bite was dentoalveolar control and analysis of covariance (4-Way Ancova), with age as covariate. There was no difference between groups OB and Hyper-OB (p> 0,05). The ultrasound measurements were lower for both groups with open bite compared with the control group (p <0,01). There were differences between the groups Hyper-OB and C (p<0,05) in EMG in static and dynamic testing. The ability masticatory function was similar for children with dentoalveolar and skeletal open bite and both groups differed from the control group. These results demonstrate the importance of occlusion in muscle function.

A presente pesquisa teve como objetivo investigar o potencial mastigatório em crianças com mordida aberta anterior dentoalveolar e com mordida aberta anterior esquelética, comparativamente à crianças com oclusão normal e analisar a associação da espessura e largura desses músculos com a idade, a atividade EMG e o padrão de crescimento facial. Participaram 56 crianças de ambos os sexos, de 6 a 12 anos de idade, distribuídas em três grupos: 23 com mordida aberta anterior dentoalveolar (grupo OB), 20 com mordida aberta anterior esquelética (grupo Hyper-OB) e 13 portadoras de oclusão normal (Grupo Controle), selecionadas nas Clínicas de Odontopediatria e de Ortodontia da Faculdade de Odontologia de Ribeirão Preto-USP. Todas as crianças realizaram a avaliação clínica odontológica, o exame cefalométrico, o exame miofuncional orofacial e as análises eletromiográfica (EMG) e ultrassonográfica dos músculos masseteres e temporais. Durante a EMG, todas as crianças realizaram apertamento dos dentes em Contração Voluntária Máxima, mastigação de alimentos naturais (amendoim, biscoito recheado, barra de cereais, chocolate e damasco) e artificial (chiclete). O modelo de análise adotado para a comparação dos grupos mordida aberta anterior esquelética, mordida aberta anterior dentoalveolar e controle foi Análise de Covariância (4-Way Ancova), tendo a idade como covariável. Não houve diferença entre os grupos OB e Hyper-OB (p>0,05). As medidas ultrassonográficas foram menores para ambos os grupos com mordida aberta em comparação com o grupo controle (p<0,01). Houveram diferenças entre os grupos Hyper-OB e C (p<0,05) na eletromiografia, em testes estáticos e dinâmicos. A capacidade mastigatória funcional foi semelhante para as crianças com mordida aberta dentoalveolar e esquelética e ambos os grupos diferiram do grupo controle. Esses resultados demonstram a importância da oclusão para a função muscular. / This study aimed to investigate the potential of chewing in children with dentoalveolar open bite and skeletal anterior open bite compared to children with normal occlusion and analyze the association between thickness and width of these muscles with age, and the pattern of EMG activity facial growth. Participants 56 children of both sexes, 6-12 years of age, divided into three groups: 23 with dentoalveolar anterior open bite, 20 with skeletal anterior open bite and 13 women with normal occlusion in selected clinics of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics Faculty of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto-USP. All children underwent clinical dental cephalometric examination, examination and analysis miofunctional electromyographic (EMG) and ultrasound of the masseter and temporal muscles. During the EMG, all children had teeth clenching at maximum voluntary contraction, mastication of natural foods (peanuts, crackers, cereal bars, chocolate and apricot) and artificial flavor (bubblegum). The analytical model adopted for the comparison group skeletal anterior open bite, anterior open bite was dentoalveolar control and analysis of covariance (4-Way Ancova), with age as covariate. There was no difference between groups OB and Hyper-OB (p> 0,05). The ultrasound measurements were lower for both groups with open bite compared with the control group (p <0,01). There were differences between the groups Hyper-OB and C (p<0,05) in EMG in static and dynamic testing. The ability masticatory function was similar for children with dentoalveolar and skeletal open bite and both groups differed from the control group. These results demonstrate the importance of occlusion in muscle function.

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<p>Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka hur en grupp typiskt utvecklade, svenska barn, i åldrarna fyra till tio år presterar på tre deltest i VMPAC, för att därmed skapa ett underlag för en referens för svenska barn i bedömningen av avvikande utveckling. Studiens frågeställningar är: 1. <em>Hur presterar en grupp typiskt utvecklade, svenska barn, i åldrarna fyra till tio år, på tre deltest i VMPAC (Focal Oromotor Control, Sequencing Maintenance Control och Connected Speech and Language Control)? </em>och 2. <em>Förekommer det några skillnader mellan en grupp typiskt utvecklade, svenska barn, jämfört med den amerikanska normeringen i VMPAC och barn med verbal dyspraxi (CAS) undersökta inom ramen för en magisteruppsats (Björelius-Hort, 2009)?</em> Oral- och talmotorisk förmåga hos 23 svenska barn i åldrarna fyra till tio år, som åldersmatchats mot barn med verbal dyspraxi (Björelius-Hort, 2009), testades med deltest två, tre och fyra ur VMPAC. Prövning av inter- och intrabedömarreliabiltet visade statistiskt signifikanta resultat, r =. 923 respektive r =. 913, med p <. 001 i båda fallen. Utifrån resultatet kan följande slutsatser dras: 1. att de studerade barnen, generellt presterade över 80 % på deltest två, tre och fyra i VMPAC, oavsett ålder, 2. att skillnaderna mellan den amerikanska normeringen i VMPAC och studiens deltagare är små och 3. att barnen med verbal dyspraxi generellt presterar sämre än den studerade gruppen på samtliga deltest.</p> / <p>The study investigates speech and oral motor skills in typically developed children at different ages. The results are intended to serve as a basis for future reference in the assessment of atypical development in Swedish children. The questions addressed within the study are: 1. <em>How does a group of typically developed, Swedish children, in the ages four to ten years, perform on three subtests in VMPAC (Focal Oromotor Control, Sequencing Maintenance Control and Connected Speech and Language Control)?</em> and 2. <em>Are there any differences in performance between a group of typically developed, Swedish children, and the American standardization in VMPAC and also with the children with childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) from the study by Björelius-Hort (2009)?</em> Speech and oral motor abilities were assessed using subtests two, three and four in VMPAC. The participants were 23 Swedish children, aged four to ten years old, who had been age-matched based on the children with CAS from the study by Björelius-Hort (2009). Inter- and intra-rater reliability showed statistically significant results, r =. 923 and r =. 913, with p <. 001, in both cases. From the results of the study the following conclusions can be drawn: 1. that the investigated group of children in general performed over 80 % on subtests two, three and four in VMPAC independent of age, 2. that the differences between the American standardization in VMPAC and the participants in this study were almost nonexistent and 3. that children with CAS in general performed poorer than the investigated group of children in all subtests.</p>

Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka hur en grupp typiskt utvecklade, svenska barn, i åldrarna fyra till tio år presterar på tre deltest i VMPAC, för att därmed skapa ett underlag för en referens för svenska barn i bedömningen av avvikande utveckling. Studiens frågeställningar är: 1. Hur presterar en grupp typiskt utvecklade, svenska barn, i åldrarna fyra till tio år, på tre deltest i VMPAC (Focal Oromotor Control, Sequencing Maintenance Control och Connected Speech and Language Control)? och 2. Förekommer det några skillnader mellan en grupp typiskt utvecklade, svenska barn, jämfört med den amerikanska normeringen i VMPAC och barn med verbal dyspraxi (CAS) undersökta inom ramen för en magisteruppsats (Björelius-Hort, 2009)? Oral- och talmotorisk förmåga hos 23 svenska barn i åldrarna fyra till tio år, som åldersmatchats mot barn med verbal dyspraxi (Björelius-Hort, 2009), testades med deltest två, tre och fyra ur VMPAC. Prövning av inter- och intrabedömarreliabiltet visade statistiskt signifikanta resultat, r =. 923 respektive r =. 913, med p &lt;. 001 i båda fallen. Utifrån resultatet kan följande slutsatser dras: 1. att de studerade barnen, generellt presterade över 80 % på deltest två, tre och fyra i VMPAC, oavsett ålder, 2. att skillnaderna mellan den amerikanska normeringen i VMPAC och studiens deltagare är små och 3. att barnen med verbal dyspraxi generellt presterar sämre än den studerade gruppen på samtliga deltest. / The study investigates speech and oral motor skills in typically developed children at different ages. The results are intended to serve as a basis for future reference in the assessment of atypical development in Swedish children. The questions addressed within the study are: 1. How does a group of typically developed, Swedish children, in the ages four to ten years, perform on three subtests in VMPAC (Focal Oromotor Control, Sequencing Maintenance Control and Connected Speech and Language Control)? and 2. Are there any differences in performance between a group of typically developed, Swedish children, and the American standardization in VMPAC and also with the children with childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) from the study by Björelius-Hort (2009)? Speech and oral motor abilities were assessed using subtests two, three and four in VMPAC. The participants were 23 Swedish children, aged four to ten years old, who had been age-matched based on the children with CAS from the study by Björelius-Hort (2009). Inter- and intra-rater reliability showed statistically significant results, r =. 923 and r =. 913, with p &lt;. 001, in both cases. From the results of the study the following conclusions can be drawn: 1. that the investigated group of children in general performed over 80 % on subtests two, three and four in VMPAC independent of age, 2. that the differences between the American standardization in VMPAC and the participants in this study were almost nonexistent and 3. that children with CAS in general performed poorer than the investigated group of children in all subtests.

The speech-language pathology intervention in newborn infants with oral motor system problems during their admission in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) can helps not only the oral motor development, but also their global development, minimizing future language problems. The aim of this study was to determine if the oral motor sensorial system intervention influences or modifies non-nutritive sucking (SNN) of preterm infants (RNPT) admitted in the NICU of the University Hospital of Santa Maria. A total of 20 RNPT were enrolled in this study subdivided into an experimental group (GE) and a control group (GC), with 10 infants in each group. Inclusion criteria were preterm babies clinically stable at the moment of their transition from tube to bottle feeds, without alterations in their defense reflections (cough, bite fasic and gag) and after written informed consent was obtained from parents and/or legal representation. Exclusion criteria included preterm infants with congenital malformation of head and neck, genetic syndrome, intracranial hemorrhage, perinatal asphyxia and bilirubin encephalopathy and/or kernicterus. Both groups were submitted to fonoaudiological evaluation and re-evaluation based in Hernandez (2001) and were observed: the behavior state (EC), oral reflections, reactions of the stimulus and same aspects of non-nutritive suking like force, number of sucking in the first three burst and the time of pauses among the sucking bursts. The GE received twice a day oral motor sensorial system stimulation, embodied the stimulation extra motor-sensorial and intra-oral, being that, after the conclusion of the same one, the specific proceeding were indicted in the protocol that went along with each RN, this protocol was based in Medeiros et al. (2003). When comparing groups GE and GC, we noticed that the oral motor sensorial system intervention was good in order to provide a better organization in the sucking standard of the RNs that were stimulated. When comparing the obtained results in the valuation and re-valuation of the stimulated group relating to the SNN, we found out that there was not difference statistically significant, meantime, it was observed that, when talking about the number of sucking, there was a decrease in the valuation bursts and in the re-valuation, as well, and in this last one, the numbers were closer, and it indicate that the stimulation work might help in the organization of the RN in order to keep a sucking standard with closer indexes. According to the time of pauses, it was noticed that the value of the p was higher than 0,05, however it was noticed the considerable difference in the second time of the pause, that suggests that with the oral motor sensorial system stimulation program the RN organized the time of the pauses among the sucking, providing a better synchronization among the bursts of sucking, though there was a decrease in the valuation and re-valuation, this way it was observed a higher approach in the valuation, different to the obtained results in the group that received stimulation. When talking about the time of the pauses, it was noticed that the value of p was higher that 0,05, however it was also observed a considerable difference of the valuation and re-valuation, and the higher values in this last one, it suggests that the RN had more fatigue comparing to the GE. About the time of confining, comparing the groups, there was not difference statistically significant, it showed that the oral motor-sensorial stimulation program did not accelerated the process of hospital discharge. / O trabalho fonoaudiológico hospitalar na assistência aos bebês com alterações no sistema sensóriomotor oral (SSMO) propicia não só o desenvolvimento motor oral como também o desenvolvimento global minimizando assim futuras alterações na linguagem do recém-nascido (RN). Este trabalho teve por objetivo verificar os efeitos da intervenção fonoaudiológica na sucção não-nutritiva (SNN) em recém-nascidos pré-termo (RNPT), da UTI neonatal do Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria (HUSM-UFSM). O grupo de estudo foi composto por 20 RNPT subdivididos em grupo experimental (GE) e grupo controle (GC), com 10 RN em cada grupo. Foram incluídos RN clinicamente estáveis, com indicação para início de via oral, que não apresentassem alterações que pudessem interferir no desempenho das funções orais, que não apresentassem ausência dos reflexos de defesa (tosse, mordida fásica e gag) durante a avaliação ou intervenção fonoaudiológica, bem como aqueles cujos pais e/ou representantes legais deram seu consentimento livre e esclarecido. Foram excluídos RN com malformações congênitas de cabeça e pescoço, síndromes genéticas, hemorragias intracranianas diagnosticadas por ultrassonografia de crânio, asfixia peri-natal e encefalopatia hiperbilirrubínica diagnosticada pela equipe médica através da presença de sinais clínicos como hipotonia ou hipertonia e convulsões. Os grupos GE e GC foram submetidos à avaliação e à reavaliação fonoaudiológica, sendo que o GE recebeu estimulação fonoaudiológica diariamente. A avaliação e a reavaliação fonoaudiológica foram realizadas a partir da elaboração de um protocolo baseado em Hernandez (2001), em que foi observado o estado comportamental (EC), realizada pesquisa dos reflexos orais, reação ao estímulo e avaliação da SNN, englobando aspectos relacionados à força, ao número de sucções nos primeiros três blocos e ao tempo de pausa entre os blocos de sucções. A intervenção fonoaudiológica englobou a estimulação sensório-motora extra e intra-oral, sendo que após o término da mesma os procedimentos específicos foram referenciados no protocolo de acompanhamento de cada RN, o qual foi baseado em Medeiros et al. (2003). Na comparação entre os grupos GE e GC verificou-se que a intervenção fonoaudiológica foi benéfica no sentido de propiciar uma melhor organização no padrão de sucção dos RN estimulados. Ao comparar os resultados obtidos na avaliação e na reavaliação do grupo estimulado referentes à SNN, constatou-se que não houve diferença estatisticamente significante, observando-se, entretanto, que, quanto ao número de sucções, houve um decréscimo nos blocos tanto na avaliação como na reavaliação, sendo que nesta última os números ficaram mais próximos, indicando que o trabalho de estimulação possa ter auxiliado na organização dos RN em manter um padrão de sucção com índices mais aproximados. Em relação ao tempo de pausa, verificou-se que o valor do p foi maior que 0,05, porém observou-se considerável diferença no segundo tempo de pausa, sugerindo que com o programa de estimulação fonoaudiológica os RN organizaram o tempo de pausa entre as sucções, proporcionando uma melhor sincronia entre os blocos de sucções. Ao comparar os resultados obtidos na avaliação e na reavaliação do grupo controle concernentes à SNN, verificouse que não houve diferença estatisticamente significante em relação ao número de sucções, todavia houve um decréscimo na avaliação e na reavaliação, sendo que se observou uma maior aproximação na avaliação, diferente dos resultados obtidos no grupo que recebeu estimulação. Quanto ao tempo de pausa, constatou-se que o valor do p foi maior que 0,05, entretanto observou-se uma considerável diferença da avaliação para a reavaliação, sendo os valores maiores nesta última, sugerindo que estes RN tenham fatigado mais em comparação aos do GE. Quanto ao tempo de internação, na comparação entre os grupos não se observou diferença estatisticamente significante, demonstrando que o programa de estimulação sensório-motora oral não acelerou o processo de alta hospitalar.