Orofacial Myofunctional Aspects of Nursing Infants and Preschoolers

Abstract

Introduction Clinical assessment in orofacial motricity is required for the speech therapist to diagnose and treat disorders involving the stomatognathic system. Validated tools can help establish a prognosis and outline intervention methods connected to human development.

Keywords

• nursing infant
• preschoolers
• stomatognathic system
• speech
• language and hearing sciences
• evaluation studies as topic