Formulación de criterios para registrar posición lingual en pacientes con deglución atípica mediante Glumap

Abstract

Within everyday clinical setting in Colombia, it is difficult to access instrumental tests that allow the evaluator to truthfully determine the presence of atypical swallowing as these are sporadic and rarely permanents over a long period of time. The investigation’s objective was to determine the efficiency and efficacy of GLUMAP, as an alternative to conventional testing techniques, in diagnosing atypical and adapted swallowing. Theresearch involved the participation of 12 subjects between 11 and 25 years old, who used GLUMAP plates, three times each. Data were analyzed on a percentage basisand a statistical multivariate analysis. Although from the use of GLUMAP cannot determine a single criterion of gel behavior in people with atypical swallowing, one top of the fact that it allows professionals to track and determine treatment efficacy, this instrument can objectively measure the lingual behavior within the oral cavity after deglutition functions and therefore can be considered as a complementary tool in clinical practice