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Muscular hypotonia is a feature of Down syndrome (DS), and it affects the tongue and lips. A study on oral dysfunction in children with DS concluded that most of them did not have the tongue strength for completing the oral phase of swallowing. Recognizing the weakness of the oral muscles and improving its motor function positively affects mastication and swallowing, and prevents complications. This cross-sectional study aimed to measure the lip and tongue strength and endurance of children with DS and their typical peers, and compare these two groups with each other using Iowa Oral Performance Instrument (IOPI). Eight children with DS and 33 typical children aged 8-13 years were enrolled in this study. To examine the effect of age on the tongue strength and endurance, we divided the children into three groups of 8-9, 10-11, and 12-13 years old. The results showed that both anterior and posterior tongue strength were significantly lower in children with DS (p = 0.004 and 0.003). But, it was not the case with tongue endurance. Also, in 10-11 years old age group, the mean posterior tongue strength and in 12-13 years old age group the lip endurance was significantly lower in children

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Author

Hamid Reza Farpour; Seyed Ali Moosavi; Zhila Mohammadian; Sima Farpour

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Published

2021

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)