Orofacial Myofunctional Disorder’s Prevention between 0 and 36 Months of Life
Pasqualina Andretta, Anna Rita Beghetto, Laura Binotto
The purpose of this study was to gather information about parents’ knowledge of orofacial myofunctional disorder in babies from 0 to 36 months old in order to create a popular booklet that could respond to their needs. The data has been collected through the creation and distribution of a survey. Than a descriptive analysis of the data and a correlation analysis between some survey’s specific variables has been conducted. The results suggest that the parents need more information about breathing, feeding, use of alimentary tools, non-nutritive sucking and babies’ feeding development stages. This has been the starting point for the creation of the booklet Prevenire precocemente lo squilibrio muscolare orofacciale è possibile! Consigli e indicazioni del logopedista per i genitori. This primary prevention tool promotes the well-being of the child in a non-invasive and physiological way to safeguard his health in the long term.
Keywords
Prevention, Orofacial myofunctional disorder, Oral functions, Parents.