Tongue-tie test: situational diagnosis about the applicability of the protocol in newborns in Distrito Federal

ABSTRACT:

Purpose:

to analyze the phonoaudiological practice in the applicability of the "Tongue-tie Test" in Distrito Federal.

Methods:

it was prepared a self-explanatory questionnaire, composed by 10 questions. The questionnaire was disposed in a specific website created for this purpose. Participated in this research 44 phonoaudiologists from Distrito Federal. The statistical analysis of data was initially performed in simple frequency tables and then in cross-frequency tables.

Results:

participated in this research phonoaudiologists experienced in several areas, public and private sector. Only 27.27% of the participants evaluate the lingual frenulum in infants; most evaluates less than one year. The phonoaudiologists is the best known professional in Distrito Federal which performs evaluation of the lingual frenulum in infants.

Conclusion:

most of the phonoaudiologists who evaluate the lingual frenulum in newborns do not use specific protocol for the analysis. The criteria used during the examination vary.

KEYWORDS:
Lingual Frenum; Clinical Protocols; Evaluation