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Assessment scale of the oral motor performance of children and adolescents with neurological damages
Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, 07/23/09

De Oliveira Lira Ortega A et al. – Among the conditions that classify individuals as special needs patients are those resulting from neurological sequelae, particularly cerebral palsy (CP), which is a disorder of high prevalence. Changes in tonus, speed and strength of oral muscles, reduction of mandibular mobility amplitude and difficulty to passively seal the lips are characteristics observed in such individuals. The OMAS is an accurate and valid method of assessment of oral motor skills in children and adolescents with neurological damages.

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