Abstract: Drooling in waking in children older than 4 years is considered as abnormal, which may be resulted from the saliva control barriers in children with cerebral palsy, and impair their nutrition, sociality and mental health, etc. Evaluation of salivation can be subjective and objective, which including visual analogue scale, Teacher Drooling Scale, Drooling Frequency and Severity Scale, drooling quotient and Drooling Impact Scale, etc., in the former, and Saxon test and swab approach, etc., in the latter. The treatment mainly included oral movement training, correcting pathological factors, biofeedback, medicine and surgery. Physiotherapy and acupuncture were also reported for salivation in children with cerebral palsy.

Key words: cerebral palsy, salivation, assessment, treatment, review