Analysis of oral sensory-motor function characteristics and influencing factors in children with functional dysarthria and their typically developing peers

The aim was to explore and analyze of oral sensory-motor function characteristics and influencing factors in children with functional dysarthria and their typically developing peers. Sixty children with functional dysarthria (the age range was 4.0 to 5.9 years old, with an average age of (4.29 ± 0.92) years, and 60 children with normal physical examination (the age range was 4.0 to 5.6 years old, with an average age of (4.11 ± 0.88) years were recruited. The Oral Motor Assessment Scale was used to collect data. The results of this study show that the total oral sensory-motor function scores of normal children gradually increase with age. Oral sensory scores for each age group are all 1.00, with no age or gender differences, indicating that normal children’s oral sensory functions have matured when they are four years old. Results indicate that there is a certain relationship between allergies and functional dysarthria. As shown, it can be concluded that allergy in children is an influencing factor in the onset of functional dysarthria.