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CLINICAL ATLAS · AREA 06

Oral / dental / chewing

Open the exact information count, clinical terms, source boundaries, and next measurement for this area. Counts describe information availability—not prevalence.

HOW TO READ THE COUNTSOne key applies to all 15 areas.Each area places all 63 connected people into one mutually exclusive category. These groups describe the information available; they are not prevalence estimates.

A finding is reported
At least one feature is reported, without an explicitly normal or uncertain item in the same area.
A finding plus normal or uncertain information
A reported feature appears alongside an explicitly normal result or an unresolved observation.
Only explicitly normal results
The available information records a normal or negative result without a reported feature in the area.
Only uncertain information
An observation remains unresolved and no confirmed feature is recorded in the area.
Area not addressed
The available information does not answer this broad area; this is not a negative result.
AREA 06 / 15Body systems · Oral-motor system

Information available for Oral / dental / chewing

Is oral function being reduced to a generic feeding label?

Chewing, swallowing, pocketing, gagging, dentition timing, oral pain signaling, mucosa, saliva, sensory response, brushing, and food-safety dependence.

Primary chapter · Oral function →
Information available
37 / 63
Original source documents available
5
Area not addressed
26 / 63
Counts for this area
Oral / dental / chewing: mutually exclusive information groups for all 63 connected people, using the shared key above.
What is recordedPeople
A finding is reported21
A finding plus normal or uncertain information13
Only explicitly normal results2
Only uncertain information1
Area not addressed26
Total people63

37 with information + 26 not addressed = 63. For 5 people, at least one item in this area is supported by an original clinical or laboratory source addressing the area.

WHAT THE INFORMATION SHOWS

Suck and latch, low intake, dysphagia, abnormal chewing, gagging, sensory responses, late eruption, oral pain, and mucosal intolerance appear as distinct patterns.

HOW TO READ IT

A generic feeding label can hide airway, oromotor, sensory, GI, dental, and pain mechanisms that require different assessment.

NEXT MEASUREMENT

Characterize oral motor function, swallowing safety, dentition and mucosa, sensory context, food texture, pain signaling, and nutrition separately.

Clinical terms found in the available information

Chewing & swallowing

  • absent, delayed, or inefficient chewing
  • pocketing or prolonged texture dependence
  • gagging
  • drooling or saliva pooling
  • choking, dysphagia, thickened liquids, or aspiration concern

Dentition & structure

  • eruption timing
  • teething or dental pain
  • retained or delayed dentition
  • dental treatment needs
  • palate, bite, tooth, toe, or nail morphology

Mucosa, pain & sensory calibration

  • gum bleeding or oral ulceration
  • tooth pain
  • brushing intolerance
  • mint, foam, fluoride, or temperature reactions
  • oral seeking, biting, chewing objects, or reduced flavor warning
Where the information comes from and what it cannot show

WHERE THIS INFORMATION CAME FROM

  • feeding study
  • dental record
  • speech/OT note
  • caregiver observation
See the sitewide evidence framework →