Cephalometric evaluation of the oropharyngeal space in children with atypical deglutition.
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol
; 78(1): 120-5, 2012 Feb.
Article
em En, Pt
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22392249
UNLABELLED: For several factors, not yet fully explained until now, infant deglutition may persist after changing the primary teeth and such swallowing is classified as atypical swallowing. Possible causes: finger sucking, bottle feeding, sucking the tongue and mouth breathing. There is no consensus about the etiology of atypical deglutition. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare the oropharyngeal space in side-view radiographs of children with atypical deglutition and normal deglutition. METHODS: Retrospective study, by means of cephalometric analysis of side-view radiographs, measuring the anteroposterior distance of the lumen of the airway in two groups: 55 cephalograms from the experimental group (with atypical deglutition) and 55 side-view radiographs from the control group (normal deglutition). Measurements from the groups were compared using Mann-Whitney U test and a p value <0.05 was considered as an indication of statistical significance. RESULTS: The median in the control group was 10 mm and in the experimental group it was 7 mm, with a statistically significant difference (p <0.001). CONCLUSION: The oropharyngeal space is reduced in the group with atypical deglutition.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Orofaringe
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Transtornos de Deglutição
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Cefalometria
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
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Pt
Revista:
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol
Assunto da revista:
OTORRINOLARINGOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Brasil