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[Lisping and dental occlusion alterations in 03 to 06 year old children]
Marileda Cattelan Tomé1, Samira Raquel de Farias, Silvana Marchiori de Araújo
1Fonoaudióloga, 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
Background:
lisping and dental occlusion alterations.
Aim:
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.
Method:
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.
Conclusion:
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.
