title: [Physiologic sucking performance and the shape of the oral cavity in infants and young children with respect to the design of nipples for nursing bottles and pacifiers].
abstract: Empirical data for functional measurements of the infant oral cavity under stimulated sucking conditions are presented. The data may serve as a basis for the design of nourishing and nipple-shaped pacifiers. Casts of the oral cavity during sucking show a sagittal flattening. The length of the nipple-head influences sucking capacity.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hummel
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Herrmann
mesh_terms: D001903:Bottle Feeding / Q000295:instrumentation; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007224:Infant Care / Q000592:standards; D015370:Infant Equipment / Q000592:standards*; D008722:Methods; D009055:Mouth / Q000502:physiology*; D013391:Sucking Behavior / Q000502:physiology*
vernacular_title: Untersuchungen über physiologische Saugleistung und Mundhöhlenform bei Säuglingen und Kleinkindern im Hinblick auf die Gestaltung von Ernährungs- und Beruhigungssaugern.