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Correlation between scar assessment scales and orofacial myofunctional disorders in patients with head and neck burns.

Dicarla Motta MagnaniFernanda Chiarion SassiLuiz Philipe Molina VanaClaudia Regina Furquim de Andrade
Published in: CoDAS (2019)
Results suggest that there is correlation between scar severity in burn patients, measured through clinical scales, and presence of OMD. Patients who present scores indicative of H&N pathological scars should be immediately referred to orofacial myofunctional assessment.
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