ABSTRACT:
Purpose:
to verify the relationship between the aspects of tongue clinical evaluation.
Methods:
a cross-sectional study was conducted with (48) healthy adults, (13) men and (35) women (ages (20)-(44) years, M=(24).(8) years, SD=(5).(3) years). The following aspects were checked: tongue force, alternate movements, snap, suction and vibration of the tongue. The evaluator also checked if the floor of the mouth elevated during tasks of tongue elevation or sucking tongue on palate and the occurrence of lingual tremor.
Results:
the aspects with the most frequent alteration were sucking tongue on palate and tongue vibration. Tremor had a higher occurrence during tongue movements. It was found statistically significant association between snap and vibration and between vibration and elevation of the floor of the mouth during elevation of the tongue. Tongue force was associated with snap, vibration and elevation of the floor of the mouth during tongue elevation.
Conclusion:
the level of force influences lingual praxis performance. Vibration changes tend to be accompanied by other difficulties.
Keywords:
Tongue; Muscle Strength; Evaluation; Stomatognathic System; Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
