The Clinical Effect of Pronunciation aid Device in the Pronunciation Treatment of Cleft lip and Palate Patients
- VernacularTitle:发音辅助装置在唇腭裂患者语音治疗中的临床应用
- Author:
Li DU
;
Yan DU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Cleft lip and palate;
Pronunciation aid device;
Naso-pharynx cavity
- From:
Journal of Medical Research
2006;0(06):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective A pronunciation aid device had been made by using dental prosthodontic method for the treatment of pronunciation disorder, which is caused by movement dysfunction because of defect of soft palate tissues in cleft lip and palate patients.Methods According to the defect condition in the mouth, two types of pronunciation aid devices had been produced regularly by using maxillary impression, plaster casting and thermoplastic resin materials and so on. Results In the first group of cases, after 3 patients were wearing soft palate movement pronunciation aid device, and then they were given pronunciation training, it is found that their language clearances degrees had been promoted obviously. In the second group of cases, 2 patients were wearing naso-pharynx cavity closing pronunciation aid device, it is found that their nasal sound and nasal leakage were disappeared. And in the same time we gave patients pronunciation training, and after one year, their language clearances degrees were found to be more obviously increased than before.Conclusions Naso-pharynx cavity closing pronunciation aid device and soft palate movement pronunciation aid device are an effective non-surgical treatment methods for the treatment of naso-pharynx cavity closing dysfunction and soft palate movement dysfunction.
