Stolovitz P, Gisel E G
Program in Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Dysphagia. 1991;6(1):17-25. doi: 10.1007/BF02503459.
The purpose of this study was to establish an objective description of circumoral behavior in normal children during the oral phase of ingestion. The response to three different food textures--solid, viscous, and puree--was examined in 143 healthy children aged 6 months to 2 years. Feeding sessions were videotaped and data analyzed using criteria for describing circumoral structures during anticipation of food, removal of food from a spoon, as well as the initiation of chewing and swallowing. As children get older their feeding behaviors mature, which is characterized by better lip control, increased mobility of the tongue, and decreased involvement of the circumoral structures in swallowing. These data are intended for clinicians who evaluate young children with feeding impairments in order to determine children's functional age level.
本研究的目的是对正常儿童摄食口腔期的口周行为建立客观描述。对143名年龄在6个月至2岁的健康儿童进行了研究，观察他们对三种不同食物质地——固体、黏稠和泥状食物——的反应。喂食过程进行了录像，并使用描述口周结构在期待食物、从勺子上取食物以及开始咀嚼和吞咽时的标准对数据进行了分析。随着儿童年龄的增长，他们的进食行为逐渐成熟，其特征是唇部控制更好、舌头活动增加以及口周结构在吞咽中的参与减少。这些数据供评估有喂养障碍幼儿的临床医生使用，以便确定儿童的功能年龄水平。
