Cheeks appearance as a novel predictor of obstructive sleep apnea: the CASA score study.

Study Objectives: Four well-established predictors of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) risk are body mass index, age, sex, and neck circumference. We have previously reported cheeks appearance as an OSA predictor, which may represent a combination of such predictors in a single, readily available feature. This study sought to answer the question: Is cheeks appearance an OSA risk predictor?

Methods: This was a prospective cross-sectional diagnostic accuracy study based on STARD (standards for reporting diagnostic accuracy studies).

Choking, gagging and complementary feeding methods in the first year of life: a randomized clinical trial.

Objective: Compare the occurrence of choking and gagging in infants subjected to three complementary feeding (CF) methods.

Methods: Randomized clinical trial with mother-infant pairs, allocated according to the following methods of CF: a) Parent-Led Weaning (PLW) - group control, b) Baby-Led Introduction to SolidS (BLISS), and c) mixed (initially BLISS and if the infant presents a lack of interest or dissatisfaction, PLW), with the last two methods guided by the infant. Mothers received nutritional intervention on CF and prevention of choking and gagging according to the method at 5.

Complementary feeding methods and introduction of ultra-processed foods: A randomized clinical trial.

Introduction: Complementary feeding (CF) is defined as a period when foods, other than milk, are introduced to the infant's diet. Unfortunately, frequent consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPF) has become highly prevalent early in an infant's life. The aim was to verify the association of CF methods with the introduction of UPF in early childhood.

Adherence to different methods for introducing complementary food to 7-month-old babies: a randomized clinical trial.

Objective: To assess the adherence to three methods of food introduction for 7-month-old babies.

Methods: This is a randomized clinical trial conducted with mother-infant pairs, submitted to the intervention with five and a half months of age and three different methods for food introduction according to randomization: Parent-Led Weaning (PLW), Baby-Led Introduction to SolidS (BLISS), or mixed (specially developed for this study). Adherence to the method was assessed at the seventh month of age, via telephone call to the caregiver by a researcher blinded to the method.

The Effectiveness of Lingual Frenectomy and Myofunctional Therapy for Children: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.

To evaluate the effectiveness of lingual frenectomy, as a standalone treatment or in association with myofunctional therapy, on the general and functional aspects of six- to 12-year-old children with anomalies in the lingual frenulum.
This randomized controlled clinical trial involved 40 children diagnosed with altered lingual frenulum. Children who received a frenectomy were evaluated 15 and 30 days after the procedure.

Complementary feeding methods in the first year of life: a study protocol for a randomized clinical trial.

Background: The traditional spoon-feeding approach to introduction of solid foods during the complementary feeding period is supported by consensus in the scientific literature. However, a method called Baby-Led Introduction to SolidS (BLISS) has been proposed as an alternative, allowing infants to self-feed with no adult interference. To date, there have been no trials in the Brazilian population to evaluate the effectiveness of BLISS in comparison to the traditional approach.

All day-long pacifier use and intelligence quotient in childhood: A birth cohort study.

Background: Literature on pacifier use remains controversial, but mostly suggests an inverse association with childhood intelligence.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to assess the association between pacifier use and intelligence quotient (IQ) in six-year-old children from a birth cohort.

Methods: Data from 3532 children from the 2004 Pelotas (Brazil) Birth Cohort were analysed.

Influence of pacifier use on the association between duration of breastfeeding and anterior open bite in primary dentition.

Background: The literature is controversial with regard to the association between longer breastfeeding duration and lower prevalence of anterior open bite. Pacifier use may be involved in this controversy. Thus, the objective of the study was to assess the influence of pacifier use and its duration on the association between longer breastfeeding duration and lower prevalence of anterior open bite in children with primary dentition.

Diagnostic performance of cheeks appearance in sleep apnea.

Objective: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common, potentially life-threatening, but underdiagnosed condition. The study aimed to test the role of facial myofunctional alterations in OSA screening.

Method: Sixty-one individuals with sleep complaints were evaluated by the Orofacial Myofunctional Evaluation with Scores (OMES) protocol before undergoing polysomnography.

Chest CT findings in patients with dysphagia and aspiration: a systematic review.

The objective of this systematic review was to characterize chest CT findings in patients with dysphagia and pulmonary aspiration, identifying the characteristics and the methods used. The studies were selected from among those indexed in the Brazilian Virtual Library of Health, LILACS, Indice Bibliográfico Español de Ciencias de la Salud, Medline, Cochrane Library, SciELO, and PubMed databases. The search was carried out between June and July of 2016.

Interventions in the Alteration on Lingual Frenum: Systematic Review.

Introduction: Altered lingual frenum modifies the normal tongue mobility, which may influence the stomatognathic functions, resulting in anatomical, physiological and social damage to the subject. It is necessary that health professionals are aware of the process of evaluation, diagnostics and treatment used today, guiding their intervention.

Objective: To perform a systematic review of what are the treatment methods used in cases of lingual frenum alteration.

[Clinical signs of dysphagia in infants with acute viral bronchiolitis].

Objective:: To determine the occurrence of clinical signs of dysphagia in infants with acute viral bronchiolitis, to compare the respiratory parameters during deglutition, and to ensure the intra- and inter- examiners agreement, as well as to accomplish intra and interexaminators concordance of the clinical evaluation of the deglutition.

Methods:: This was a cross-sectional study of 42 infants aged 0-12 months. The clinical evaluation was accompanied by measurements of respiratory rate and pulse oximetry.

Screening tools for dysphagia: a systematic review.

Purpose: To perform a systematic review of screening instruments for dysphagia available in the literature.

Methods: For the selection of studies, the following descriptors were used: "questionários", "questionnaires", "transtornos de deglutição", "deglutition disorders", "programas de rastreamento", and "mass screening". The online databases used for the research were Virtual Health Library (LILACS, IBECS, MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, SciELO) and PubMed.

Analysis of sound pressure levels emitted by children's toys.

Objective: To verify the levels of sound pressure emitted by non-certified children's toys.

Methods: Cross-sectional study of sound toys available at popular retail stores of the so-called informal sector. Electronic, mechanical, and musical toys were analyzed.

Early conditions in the breastfeeding of premature newborn infants.

Purpose: To describe the breastfeeding initial conditions for premature infants.

Methods: The sample consisted on 26 mother/baby dyads. The babies had an average of 36.

Auditory hypersensitivity in the autistic spectrum disorder.

Background: auditory hypersensitivity in the autistic spectrum disorder has been described in the literature since the very first reports. However, this symptom has not been sufficiently explored, especially regarding possible causes, diagnosis and consequences.

Aim: to study sensory-perceptual abnormalities in the autistic spectrum disorder, emphasizing auditory hypersensitivity and to discuss their effects in speech therapy based on the literature found until September 2007 in the following database: Scielo, Lilacs, Web of Science, and Medline.

Auditory hypersensitivity in children and teenagers with autistic spectrum disorder.

Objective: To verify if the clinical behavior of auditory hypersensitivity, reported in interviews with parents/caregivers and therapists/teachers of 46 children and teenagers suffering from autistic spectrum disorder, correspond to audiological findings.

Method: The clinical diagnosis for auditory hypersensitivity was investigated by means of an interview. Subsequently, a test of the acoustic stapedial reflex was conducted, and responses to intense acoustic stimulus in open field were observed.