Relationship between the oral language development and restoration of velopharyngeal closure function in Chinese toddlers with repaired cleft palate

VernacularTitle:幼儿腭裂术后语言发育与腭咽闭合功能恢复关系的研究
Author: Jing QIAN ¹ ; Xiu-Ping TANG ; Xiao-Jing LI ; Lian MA
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1. 北京大学口腔医学院口腔医院
Keywords: Cleft palate; Velopharyngeal insufficiency; Speech development
From: Chinese Journal of Stomatology 2010;45(10):584-586
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To evaluate how the oral language development enhances articulators to function well in cleft palate movement and velopharyngeal closure in the young Chinese children with repaired cleft palate. MethodsThe recordings of 78 cases of Chinese toddlers with repaired cleft palate were reviewed. This group of children aged from 27 months to 33 months ( average: 30 months). Transcription using Pinyin system was made. Mean utterance count (MUC) and mean special consonant correct count (MSCC) were calculated. Correlation between MUC and MSCC was statistically analyzed. ResultsThe correlation coefficient of MUC and MSCC is 0. 360 ( P ＜ 0. 01 ). ConclusionsThere is positive correlation between the oral language development and restoration of velopharyngeal closure function. Children with repaired cleft palate should be encouraged to start oral language as early as possible and as much as possible in order to get the restoration of velopharyngeal closure function.