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Effect of oral motor facilitation technique on oral motor and feeding skills in children with cerebral palsy :

a case study

AUTHOR: Min et al.

SOURCE: BMC Pediatrics (2022) 22:626

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2026 - Article 4:Oral Motor Facilitation Technique (OMFT) in Children with CP (Min et al., 2022)

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What does OMFT stand for?

a) Oral Motor Feeding Therapy

b) Oral Motor Facilitation Technique

c) Oral Musculature Functional Training

d) Orofacial Movement Facilitation Therapy

e) Oral Myology Function Therapy

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OMFT was designed to address limitations in:

a) Purely pharmacological feeding interventions

b) Traditional oral motor therapy focusing only on sensory stimulation

c) Speech-only therapies

d) Neuromuscular electrical stimulation

e) Orthodontic realignment

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The prevalence of oral motor problems in children with CP is estimated at 68–90%.

a. True

b. False

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How many children participated in this study?

a) 12

b) 16

c) 21

d) 27

e) 32

5 / 15

What was the age range of participants?

a) 1–5 years

b) 3–10 years

c) 6–12 years

d) 8–14 years

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Which CP type was most common among participants?

a) Spastic quadriplegia

b) Dyskinetic CP

c) Ataxic CP

d) Mixed CP

e) Spastic diplegia

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How many weeks of OMFT were provided?

a) 8 weeks

b) 12 weeks

c) 16 weeks

d) 20 weeks

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Which standardized assessment was used to evaluate outcomes?

a) GMFM-66

b) Oral Motor Assessment Scale (OMAS)

c) PEDI

d) Dysphagia Outcome Score

e) MACS

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Which of the following does OMAS not evaluate?

a) Mouth closure

b) Lip closure on utensil

c) Mastication

d) Straw suction

e) Breathing rate

f) Control of liquids during deglutition

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Which OMAS item showed the highest improvement after 16 weeks?

a) Lip closure on utensil

b) Mouth closure

c) Straw suction

d) Mastication

e) All of the above

11 / 15

Which OMAS item showed the lowest improvement?

a) Mouth closure

b) Mastication

c) Straw suction

d) Lip closure during deglutition

e) None of the above

12 / 15

Sixteen weeks of OMFT was more effective than 8 weeks.

a) True

b) False

13 / 15

The OMFT treatment protocol includes which phases?

a) Warm-up, key point, application

b) Sensory-only, postural-only, functional

c) Oral prep, speech, swallow

d) Chewing, suction, swallowing

14 / 15

What was one major limitation of the study?

a) Large sample size

b) Multiple hospital recruitment

c) No control group

d) Lack of standardized tools

15 / 15

The authors recommend a minimum of how many weeks of OMFT for effectiveness?

a) 4 weeks

b) 6 weeks

c) 8 weeks

d) 12 weeks

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