Speech outcomes of the obturator prostheses for maxillary defects
- VernacularTitle:上颌骨缺损赝复体修复语音效果评价
- Author:
Yunzhi FENG
;
Hailan FENG
;
Hanjiang WU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Maxillary defect;
Obturator prosthesis;
Speech intelligibility;
Acoustic characteristics
- From:
Journal of Practical Stomatology
2000;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To evaluate speech outcomes following prosthetic obturation of maxillary defects.Methods:The speech intelligibility(SI)of 21 patients with maxillary defects with and without prostheses was measured postoperatively.In addition,the acoustic characteristics of vowels of 21 individuals were analyzed with and without an obturator in place by sound spectrograph.Results:Following the placement of maxillary obturator prostheses,there was significant improvement in SI.The mean SI score of the patients without and with the prosthesis was(23.2?7.4)% and(81.8?9.4)% respectively(P
