| Autor: |
Bruna Mendes Lourenço Cunha, Erika Baptista Luiz Badarane, Paulo Vitor Melo Sousa Filho, Kauê Machado Costa, Manoel da Silva Filho |
| Jazyk: |
English<br />Portuguese |
| Rok vydání: |
2023 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
CoDAS, Vol 36, Iss 2 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2317-1782 |
| DOI: |
10.1590/2317-1782/20232023054 |
| Popis: |
ABSTRACT Purpose Compare infant suction in babies with and without ankyloglossia using a microprocessor-controlled pressure sensor coupled to a pacifier. Methods Fifty-five infants from 0 to 2 months of age underwent clinical examination for ankyloglossia, after which they were offered a silicone pacifier connected to the pressure acquisition device and suction activity was recorded. Thus, we extracted the frequency of sucks within a burst, the average suck duration, the burst duration, the number of sucks per burst, the maximum amplitude of sucks per burst and the inter-burst interval. Results The key difference in newborns with ankyloglossia in relation to control was that they perform longer bursts of suction activity. Conclusion The longer burst durations are likely a compensatory strategy and may underlie the pain reported by mothers during breastfeeding. We therefore propose a method for objectively quantifying some parameters of infant suction capacity and demonstrate its use in assisting the evaluation of ankyloglossia. |
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