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Children seeking orthodontics have articulatory and oromyofunctional disorders. To what extent a combined orthodontic and logopaedic treatment can result in optimal oral health (i.e. perfect dentofacial unit with perfect articulation) is subject for further multidisciplinary research.

Facial appearance and speech outcome may affect psychosocial functioning in girls and boys. Several studies reported dissatisfaction with facial appearance and more specifically the lip and mouth profile in children with cleft lip and palate (CLP). An appropriate lip and tongue function is essential for facial aesthetics (e.g., lip competence, interdental tongue behavior), speech production and non-verbal functions like chewing, swallowing and facial emotional readability. Few authors assessed oral strength in children with cleft lip and palate. Therefore, the purpose of this controlled study was to measure the tongue and lip strength and endurance in boys and girls with CLP. References *Student t-test, p ≤0.05

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Aims: The aim of this study was to obtain normative nasalance values for typically developing Ugandan English-speaking children as a reference point for clinical practice and further research. Methods: Sixty-nine typically developing Ugandan children (35 males and 34 females, 2.7–13.5 years of age) participated in the study. Nasalance scores were obtained with the Nasometer while children repeated 4 sustained sounds, 14 repeated syllables, 15 sentences (12 oral, 3 nasal) and 2 texts (‘Rainbow Passage’ and ‘Zoo Passage’). Data were analyzed for gender and age dependence. Results: No significant effects of age or gender on nasalance values were obtained; hence, normative values for the overall group were reported. The average nasalance scores for Ugandan English-speaking children were 17 and 64% for the oral and nasal sentences and 33 and 14% for the oronasal and oral text, respectively. Conclusion: The normative values are important as a reference point to assess the impact of several surgical procedures and several surgical timing strategies on speech in Uganda.

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