Speech outcomes of the obturator prostheses for maxillary defects / 实用口腔医学杂志
Journal of Practical Stomatology
;
(6)2000.
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in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-670851
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
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Journal of Practical Stomatology
Year:
2000
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