Open AccessThe “interdisciplinary orofacial examination protocol for children and adolescents”: a resource for the interdisciplinary assessment of the stomatognatic system
Author(s) -
Diana Grandi
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the international journal of orofacial myology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2694-2526
pISSN - 0735-0120
DOI - 10.52010/ijom.2012.38.1.3
Subject(s) - protocol (science) , unification , harmony (color) , psychology , affect (linguistics) , treatment protocol , medical education , resource (disambiguation) , medicine , computer science , alternative medicine , communication , pathology , surgery , art , visual arts , programming language , computer network
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.