CMT Swallowing & Feeding Disorders Flashcards
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What is the term for a restricted lingual frenulum that limits tongue movement and can affect swallowing?
Answer: Ankyloglossia
Ankyloglossia (tongue tie) is a shortened or posteriorly attached lingual frenulum that restricts tongue range of motion, potentially affecting swallowing, speech, and breastfeeding.
After a frenectomy for ankyloglossia, why is myofunctional therapy essential?
Answer: To retrain proper tongue posture and function since compensatory patterns persist after release
Pre-existing compensatory movement patterns do not self-correct after frenectomy; myofunctional therapy is required to teach correct tongue posture, swallowing, and movement patterns.
A patient exhibits excessive contraction of mentalis muscle during swallowing. What does this indicate?
Answer: Compensatory lip and chin muscle strain from inadequate tongue elevation during swallowing
Mentalis strain (chin bunching) during swallowing indicates the patient is recruiting facial muscles to compensate for inadequate tongue elevation, a sign of dysfunctional swallowing.
In pediatric myofunctional therapy, 'picky eating' related to food texture aversions is often associated with what underlying condition?
Answer: Oral sensory processing differences and tactile hypersensitivity
Texture-based picky eating in children often reflects oral tactile hypersensitivity and sensory processing differences that limit tolerance for varied food textures, requiring desensitization techniques.
What role does adequate molar occlusion play in proper swallowing mechanics?
Answer: Molar contact stabilizes the mandible during the oral phase of swallowing
During the oral phase of swallowing, molar occlusion provides mandibular stability that allows the tongue to generate the pressure needed to propel the bolus posteriorly.
A breastfeeding mother reports that her infant clicks during nursing and has poor weight gain. After ruling out maternal supply issues, what myofunctional-related cause should the therapist assess?
Answer: Ankyloglossia or lip tie compromising latch and suction
Clicking during nursing and poor weight gain are hallmark signs of inadequate suction from a compromised latch, often caused by ankyloglossia or lip tie affecting tongue and lip mobility.