Validity of the 'protocol of oro-facial myofunctional evaluation with scores' for young and adult subjects

• Published in: Journal of oral rehabilitation Vol. 39; no. 10; pp. 744 - 753
• Main Authors: DE FELÍCIO, C. M., MEDEIROS, A. P. M., DE OLIVEIRA MELCHIOR, M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.10.2012
• Subjects: Adult; Case-Control Studies; Cheek - physiopathology; deglutition; Deglutition - physiology; evaluation studies; Female; Humans; Lip - physiopathology; Male; Mandible - physiopathology; mastication; Mastication - physiology; Myofunctional Therapy; Reproducibility of Results; Respiration; Sensitivity and Specificity; Severity of Illness Index; speech therapy; temporomandibular joint disorders; Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome - diagnosis; Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome - rehabilitation; Tongue - physiopathology; validation studies; Young Adult
• ISSN: 0305-182X; 1365-2842; 1365-2842
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2012.02336.x

Summary  The aims of this study were to analyse the validity, sensitivity and specificity of the protocol of oro‐facial myofunctional evaluation with scores (OMES) for oro‐facial myofunctional disorder (OMD) diagnosis in young and adult subjects. Eighty subjects were examined. The OMES was validated...