Validity and Reliability of Logopedic Assessments of Tongue Function

Objective: This study investigated the validity and reliability of logopedic assessments of tongue function. Materials and Methods: At two practices for myofunctional therapy, diagnosis of tongue dysfunction according to Kittel (1984, 1996, 2008) was carried out in 52 subjects (aged 5 to 63 years) b...

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Published in:Journal of orofacial orthopedics 2009-11, Vol.70 (6), p.468-484
Main Authors: Mehnert, Juliane, Landau, Helga, Orawa, Helmut, Kittel, Anita, Krause, Maren, Engel, Sylvia, Jost-Brinkmann, Paul-Georg, Müller-Hartwich, Ralf
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Child
Child, Preschool
Dentistry
Female
Humans
Male
Medicine
Middle Aged
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Original Article
Physical Examination - methods
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Tongue - pathology
Tongue Diseases - diagnosis
Young Adult
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Summary:Objective: This study investigated the validity and reliability of logopedic assessments of tongue function. Materials and Methods: At two practices for myofunctional therapy, diagnosis of tongue dysfunction according to Kittel (1984, 1996, 2008) was carried out in 52 subjects (aged 5 to 63 years) by three speech pathologists at each practice. Results: The agreement of the logopedic assessments was mostly satisfactory at one of the two practices but was unsatisfactory in most cases at the other practice. Conclusion: The inconsistent agreement between the logopedic assessments does not permit a definitive statement about the actual clinical situation.
ISSN:1434-5293
1615-6714
DOI:10.1007/s00056-009-0906-y