Towards Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Surveying Dentists' and Orthodontists' Perspectives on Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders and Therapy.

IF 1.1 4区医学 Q3 AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica Pub Date : 2024-06-05 DOI:10.1159/000539485

Charis Van der Straeten, Quinten Philibert, Kim Bettens, Jolien Verbeke, Guy De Pauw, Kristiane M Van Lierde

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Abstract

Introduction: Children with malocclusion, combined with orofacial myofunctional disorders (OMDs), show increased risk of developing orthodontic problems and needs later in life. Speech-language therapists typically provide orofacial myofunctional therapy (OMT) after referral by dentists, orthodontists or ENT specialists. Interdisciplinary treatment is often advisable to prevent relapse after orthodontic treatment. OMDs and OMT are often found to be controversial topics by dentistry professionals. This study aimed to investigate self-reported knowledge and attitudes of Flemish dentists and orthodontists towards OMDs and OMT.

Methods: A survey containing 32 items on demographics, self-reported knowledge of OMDs and OMT, attitudes towards OMDs, OMT, and its use in clinical practice, and referral behaviour was filled out by 48 general dentists (48/79, 61%) and 31 orthodontists (31/79, 39%). The impact of specialization, degree of experience and educational programme was also evaluated.

Results: Fifty-six percent of all participants (44/79) reported insufficient to non-existent knowledge of OMT. Nevertheless, the general attitude towards the use of OMT was neutral (47%, 37/79) to (very) positive (48%, 38/79). Although they found correct, evidence-based knowledge on OMDs and OMT important, the majority indicated their formal training did not provide adequate information on OMDs (52%, 41/79) and OMT (62%, 49/79). Specialization showed significant effects, as orthodontists reported themselves knowledgeable on this topic significantly more often than general dentists (p < 0.001), and generally reported a more positive stance towards OMT (p = 0.022).

Conclusion: Dentists and orthodontists indicated a general interest in the topic of OMDs and OMT, alongside an overall lack of information provided by formal education. Current findings suggest the necessity of re-evaluating current curricula on OMDs and OMT.

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实现跨学科合作：调查牙科医生和正畸医生对口面部肌功能紊乱和治疗的看法。

导言：患有错颌畸形并伴有口面肌功能障碍（OMDs）的儿童日后出现正畸问题和需要正畸的风险会增加。言语语言治疗师（SLT）通常会在牙医、正畸专家或耳鼻喉科专家转诊后提供口面肌功能治疗（OMT）。为防止正畸治疗后复发，跨学科治疗通常是可取的。牙科专业人士经常发现 OMD 和 OMT 是有争议的话题。本研究旨在调查佛兰德牙医和正畸医生对 OMD 和 OMT 的自述知识和态度：48 名普通牙医（48/79，61%）和 31 名正畸医生（31/79，39%）填写了一份调查问卷，其中包含 32 个项目，内容涉及人口统计学、OMD 和 OMT 的自我报告知识、对 OMD 和 OMT 的态度及其在临床实践中的应用，以及转诊行为。此外，还对专业、经验程度和教育课程的影响进行了评估：结果：在所有参与者中，56%（44/79）表示对OMT了解不足或根本不了解。尽管如此，他们对使用 OMT 的总体态度从中立（47%，37/79）到（非常）积极（48%，38/79）不等。尽管他们认为正确的、以证据为基础的 OMD 和 OMT 知识非常重要，但大多数人表示，他们接受的正规培训并未提供足够的 OMD（52%，41/79）和 OMT（62%，49/79）信息。专业化的影响非常明显，因为正畸医师表示自己对这一主题的了解程度明显高于普通牙医（p <0.001），而且他们普遍对 OMT 持更积极的态度（p = 0.022）：结论：牙医和正畸医生普遍表示对 OMD 和 OMT 感兴趣，但总体上缺乏正规教育提供的信息。目前的研究结果表明，有必要重新评估目前有关口腔黏膜病和口腔正畸的课程。

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Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY-OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY

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2.30

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10.00%

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>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Published since 1947, ''Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica'' provides a forum for international research on the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of structures of the speech, language, and hearing mechanisms. Original papers published in this journal report new findings on basic function, assessment, management, and test development in communication sciences and disorders, as well as experiments designed to test specific theories of speech, language, and hearing function. Review papers of high quality are also welcomed.