Bearzotti F, Tavano A, Fabbro F
Scientific Institute E. Medea, Udine.
Percept Mot Skills. 2007 Jun;104(3 Pt 2):1355-66. doi: 10.2466/pms.104.4.1355-1366.
Orofacial praxis is the ability to plan and execute movements or sequences of voluntary movements, meaningful or not, using the muscles of the pharyngo-buccofacial system or the orofacial region. An original test was developed, the Orofacial Praxis Test, consisting of 36 gestures, 24 single and 12 complex, elicited through verbal and imitative request. The test was administered to 93 normally developing Italian children ages 4 to 8 yr. to assess development of orofacial praxis. Analysis showed a progressive development of the orofacial praxic ability by type of gesture and examiner's request: (1) the imitation modality is more facilitating than a verbal request modality, especially for children ages 4 or 5 years; (2) a consistent mastery of sequences of gestures and oroverbal movements is in place by age 6 years. The analysis of the orofacial region may be helpful in identifying persistent speech difficulties and developmental coordination disorders.
口面部实践能力是指运用咽颊面部系统或口面部区域的肌肉来计划并执行有意义或无意义的随意运动或一系列随意运动的能力。为此开发了一项原创测试——口面部实践测试，该测试由36种手势组成，其中包括24种简单手势和12种复杂手势，通过言语和模仿要求引出。该测试用于93名年龄在4至8岁的发育正常的意大利儿童，以评估口面部实践能力的发展情况。分析表明，根据手势类型和检查者要求，口面部实践能力呈逐步发展趋势：（1）模仿方式比言语要求方式更有助于测试，尤其是对于4或5岁的儿童；（2）到6岁时，儿童能够始终如一地掌握手势序列和口部动作。对口面部区域的分析可能有助于识别持续性言语困难和发育性协调障碍。
