The "Interdisciplinary Orofacial Examination Protocol for Children and Adolescents": a resource for the interdisciplinary assessment of the stomatognatic system.
The Interdisciplinary Orofacial Examination Protocol for Children and Adolescents (Protocolo de exploración interdisciplinaria orofacial para niños y adolescents, Barcelona, 2008) is very useful in providing a fast, initial, expedient detection of possible morphological and functional disorders, and to guide the patient toward the appropriate professionals. With this tool it is possible to detect the risk factors which can negatively affect morphological and functional harmony and guide patients toward the necessary treatment as early as possible. This Protocol, developed by 4 orthodontists, 1 ENT and 3 speech language therapists, also contributes to the unification of concepts and nomenclature used by distinct specialists, thus making professional understanding easier and more dynamic.
College of Speech Language Therapists of Catalonia, Spain. digran@telefonica.net
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D000234:Adenoids / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D000293:Adolescent; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis; D001184:Articulation Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008035:Lingual Frenum / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008046:Lip / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D020247:Myofunctional Therapy; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010808:Physical Examination; D011187:Posture / Q000502:physiology; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012119:Respiration; D012307:Risk Factors; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D009057:Stomatognathic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013391:Sucking Behavior / Q000145:classification; D009626:Terminology as Topic