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    This document contains a checklist for examining the oral mechanism, including the lips, tongue, teeth, apraxia, alveolar ridge, soft palate, velum, and mandible. It involves assessing the structure and mobility of these areas at rest and during specific movements or sounds. The examiner is to note any abnormalities, clefts, or other issues and then determine if the overall oral mechanism is adequate or inadequate for speaking, and rate the degree of any impairment present.

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    This document contains a checklist for examining the oral mechanism, including the lips, tongue, teeth, apraxia, alveolar ridge, soft palate, velum, and mandible. It involves assessing the structure and mobility of these areas at rest and during specific movements or sounds. The examiner is to note any abnormalities, clefts, or other issues and then determine if the overall oral mechanism is adequate or inadequate for speaking, and rate the degree of any impairment present.

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    Oral Mechanism Examination

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    This document contains a checklist for examining the oral mechanism, including the lips, tongue, teeth, apraxia, alveolar ridge, soft palate, velum, and mandible. It involves assessing the structure and mobility of these areas at rest and during specific movements or sounds. The examiner is to note any abnormalities, clefts, or other issues and then determine if the overall oral mechanism is adequate or inadequate for speaking, and rate the degree of any impairment present.

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    Oral Mechanism Examination

    Lips

    _____ structure at rest


    _____ labial mobility /u/, /i/
    _____ retain pressure behind lips
    _____ purse lips
    _____ labial sounds /b/, /p/, /m/
    _____ cleft lip/other ____________________

    Tongue

    _____ structure at rest


    _____ protrusion/retraction
    _____ mobility: side to side
    _____ mobility: lift up & down
    _____ mobility: lick lips
    _____ lingual frenum
    _____ lingual strength: push stick
    _____ lingual sounds: /l/, /t/, /k/, /kl/
    _____ other___________________________

    Teeth

    _____ Occlusion ____________________ _____ Condition ____________________


    _____ Spacing _____________________ _____ Other ______________________

    Apraxia

    _____ lick lips, pucker lips


    _____ puff cheeks, tongue protrusion _____ increasing word complexity:

    sit / city / citizen / citizenship

    jab / jabber / jabbering

    Kalamazoo
    _____ AMR: /p/ or buttercup

    or mommy-daddy-baby

    Alevolar Ridge / Hard Palate


    _____ structure
    _____ cleft
    _____ length / width /depth
    _____ teeth in palate
    _____ other_________________________

    Soft Palate / Velum

    _____ structure at rest


    _____ cleft
    _____ mobility /a/, /a-a-a/
    _____ VPC: /k/, /s,z/, /t/
    _____ tonsils_______________________

    Mandible

    _____ structure at rest


    _____ occlusion______________________ _____ jaw stability: bite stick
    _____ mouth breathing
    _____ open mouth/hold 10-15 sec
    _____ close and hold 10-15 sec
    _____ other________________________

    The structure and function of the oral mechanism are:

    _____ Adequate for Speaking

    _____ Inadequate for Speaking

    _____ Degree of Impairment: Mild / Moderate / Severe

    _____Impairment of Structure

    _____Impairment of Function

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