Objetivo: Verificar a eficiência da bandagem elástica Kinesio no controle de deglutição de saliva em crianças com paralisia cerebral. Material e Método: A pesquisa foi realizada no Setor Escolar da Associação de Assistência à Criança Deficiente (AACD). Participaram 42 crianças com idades entre 4 e 15 anos (média = 8 anos e 9 meses), de ambos os sexos, com diagnóstico de paralisia cerebral e queixa de sialorréia. Foi realizado um checklist com os pais da criança com perguntas referentes a sialorréia e posteriormente realizadas duas escalas para pontuação da freqüência e da gravidade dessa. Foram realizadas oito aplicações da Kinesio Tape na musculatura supra-hióidea e então, o checklist e as escalas foram reaplicados. Resultados: Verificou-se que houve redução estatisticamente significante nos parâmetros utilizados para verificação da sialorréia, sendo eles: número de toalhas utilizadas por dia para secar a baba, pontuação na escala de freqüência e pontuação na escala de gravidade da sialorréia. Conclusão: Conclui-se que o método Kinesio Taping é eficaz na melhora do controle de deglutição de saliva em crianças com Paralisia Cerebral.

Purpose: to propose a protocol able to analyze both the sensibility as oral motor function in feeding for patients with cerebral palsy. Methods: a selection of sensibility and oral motor function evaluation protocols was done. Then four speech-language pathologists developed tasks of the protocol for the analysis of alimentary difficulties. After its elaboration, the protocol was critically analyzed by 9 speech-language pathologists with experience in orofacial motricity and care of patients with cerebral palsy, and one nutritionist. A consensual analysis was made among the authors of the protocol about the permanence or removal of the tasks following the 0.7 criterion of agreement among the judges. After this analysis the protocol was applied in three individuals with cerebral palsy, one with feeding difficulty complaint and two without complaint. Results: after the judges' analysis, 100% of them agreed with the most of the tasks established in the protocol, the proposed suggestions were: changes in nomenclature and of some foods used in some tasks, for a detailed test, and the possibility of the observation in the chewing function. Conclusion: it was proposed the "Protocolo de Rastreio de Dificuldades Alimentares", a screening tool of alimentary difficulties for individuals with cerebral palsy. Keywords: Feeding Behavior; Protocols; Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences; Cerebral Palsy RESUMO Objetivo: propor um protocolo que permita analisar tanto a sensibilidade, quanto a função motora oral na alimentação para pacientes com paralisia cerebral. Métodos: foi realizada uma seleção de protocolos de avaliação da sensibilidade e função motora oral. Em seguida, quatro fonoaudiólogas confeccionaram as tarefas do protocolo para análise das dificuldades alimentares. Após sua elaboração, o protocolo foi analisado criticamente por nove fonoaudiólogas com experiência na área de motricidade orofacial e no atendimento a pacientes com paralisia cerebral, e por uma nutricionista (juízes). Foi realizada análise consensual entre os autores do protocolo sobre a permanência ou retirada de tarefas, obedecendo ao critério de 0,7 de concordância entre os juízes. Após essa analise, o protocolo foi aplicado em três indivíduos com paralisia cerebral, sendo um com queixa de dificuldade alimentar e dois sem queixa.Resultados: após a análise dos juízes, 100% deles concordaram com a maioria das tarefas estabelecidas no protocolo, as sugestões propostas foram: alteração de nomenclatura e de alguns alimentos utilizados para que fosse possível uma análise mais minuciosa, e a possibilidade de observação de algumas provas na função de mastigação. Conclusão: foi proposto o Protocolo de Rastreio de Dificuldades Alimentares, um instrumento de rastreio de dificuldades alimentares para indivíduos com paralisia cerebral.

Studies have shown that the greater the severity of neurological damage in children with cerebral palsy (CP), the greater risk of oral disease. Objective: To evaluate the influence of some factors as intellectual disability, oral sensitivity, manual ability and clinical patterns of cerebral palsy (CP) onto gingival health of CP children. Method: One hundred and six children (10.7 ± 3.6) with CP participated of the study. Descriptive data and continuous use of drugs were collected from their medical records. Clinical assessments included the Simplified Oral Hygiene Index (SOHI), the Gingival Index (GI) and the biting reflex. Were also evaluate oral sensitivity, intellectual assessment by Raven test, and manual dexterity by Manual Ability Classification System Manual (MACS). It was used the chi-square, t Student, and logistic regression tests whit a significance level of 5%. Results: Group 1 (G1) consisted of 47 children without and group 2 (G2) by 59 children with gingivitis. Groups were similar regarding gender (p = 0566), but G2 were significantly older (p = 0.001), with quadriplegia (p = 0.016), who used drugs (p < 0.001) and biting reflex (p = 0.025). G2 children presented significantly higher values for SOHI (p < 0.001) and IG (p < 0.001). Significantly higher percentages of children in G2 presented percentiles below 10 (p = 0.036) for Raven test, with manual skill levels IV and V (p = 0.002) of MACS. The chance of a child present gingivitis grows 23.5% for each year of age, and up to 5 times for every 1 unit increase in SOHI. The use of medication increases the chance of children present gingivitis by about 4.5 times. Conclusion: Increasing age, accumulation of biofilm, and use of drugs increase the risk of gingivitis in children with CP.

Studies have shown that the greater the severity of neurological damage in children with cerebral palsy (CP), the greater risk of oral disease. Objective: To evaluate the influence of some factors as intellectual disability, oral sensitivity, manual ability and clinical patterns of cerebral palsy (CP) onto gingival health of CP children. Method: One hundred and six children (10.7 ± 3.6) with CP participated of the study. Descriptive data and continuous use of drugs were collected from their medical records. Clinical assessments included the Simplified Oral Hygiene Index (SOHI), the Gingival Index (GI) and the biting reflex. Were also evaluate oral sensitivity, intellectual assessment by Raven test, and manual dexterity by Manual Ability Classification System Manual (MACS). It was used the chi-square, t Student, and logistic regression tests whit a significance level of 5%. Results: Group 1 (G1) consisted of 47 children without and group 2 (G2) by 59 children with gingivitis. Groups were similar regarding gender (p = 0566), but G2 were significantly older (p = 0.001), with quadriplegia (p = 0.016), who used drugs (p < 0.001) and biting reflex (p = 0.025). G2 children presented significantly higher values for SOHI (p < 0.001) and IG (p < 0.001). Significantly higher percentages of children in G2 presented percentiles below 10 (p = 0.036) for Raven test, with manual skill levels IV and V (p = 0.002) of MACS. The chance of a child present gingivitis grows 23.5% for each year of age, and up to 5 times for every 1 unit increase in SOHI. The use of medication increases the chance of children present gingivitis by about 4.5 times. Conclusion: Increasing age, accumulation of biofilm, and use of drugs increase the risk of gingivitis in children with CP.