[Lisping and dental occlusion alterations in 03 to 06 year old children].
BACKGROUND
lisping and dental occlusion alterations.


OBJECTIVE
to verify the relationship between lisping and alterations in the anterior vertical plane of the dental occlusion in children with ages ranging from 03 to 06 years.


METHODS
132 children were submitted to an evaluation of the dental occlusion and of speech.


RESULTS
lisping occurred in 51.5% of the participants and was associated to dental occlusion alterations in 50% of the individuals, while for the other 50% lisping was not associated to any dental occlusion alterations.


CONCLUSIONS
lisping did not demonstrate to have any association with alterations in the anterior vertical plane of the dental occlusion. The presence of alterations in the dental occlusion can be a risk factor for the development of lisping in speech, but is not decisive for its occurrence.
Tomé
Marileda Cattelan
MC
Fonoaudióloga, Doutoranda em Ciências da Reabilitação, Distúrbios da Comunicaçao Humana--pelo Hospital de Reabilitação de Anomalias Craniofaciais da Universidade de São Paulo. ledatome@uol.com.br
de Farias
Samira Raquel
SR
de Araújo
Silvana Marchiori
SM
Schimitt
Beatriz Eger
BE
D017677:Age Distribution; D001184:Articulation Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012737:Sex Factors; D014832:Voice Disorders / Q000209:etiology*