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Three treatment approaches and clinical factors in the reduction of drooling

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A retrospective descriptive study (chart review) of the Drooling Control Clinic at The Hugh MacMillan Medical Centre investigated the effectiveness of three conservative treatment approaches in reducing drooling and investigated the relationship between 15 clinical variables and treatment outcome. The conservative treatment approaches were effective in reducing the severity or frequency of drooling in 66% of the patients treated. The results of the no-direct-intervention group confirm that a segment of the clinic's population will show spontaneous improvement in drooling control without treatment. The results suggest that a feeding/oral stimulation treatment program may be the least effective approach of those described. The study highlighted three factors that best predict a good therapeutic outcome and warrant further investigation: oral motor involvement, mobility, and age.

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  1. Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Department, The Hugh MacMillan Medical Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Nancy Thomas-Stonell B.Sc., D.S.P., C.C.C.-Sp & Janice Greenberg B.Sc., D.S.P.

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  1. Nancy Thomas-Stonell B.Sc., D.S.P., C.C.C.-Sp
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Thomas-Stonell, N., Greenberg, J. Three treatment approaches and clinical factors in the reduction of drooling. Dysphagia 3, 73–78 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02412423

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