Arcuri M R, Perlman A L, Philippbar S A, Barkmeier J M
Veterans Administration Medical Center, Iowa City, Iowa.
J Prosthet Dent. 1991 Jun;65(6):816-22. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3913(05)80020-4.
The purpose of this investigation was to develop a protocol for the fabrication of a prosthesis that would improve speech in individuals who have undergone complete removal of the tongue and mandible. A 60-year-old man was suffering from severe xerostomia and was unable to produce intelligible speech. Speech analysis without the prosthesis revealed a profound articulatory disorder. With the prosthesis, xerostomia was eliminated and the subject had fewer articulatory errors of severity. Improvement in speech intelligibility was significant at p less than 0.001.
本研究的目的是制定一种制作假体的方案，该假体将改善已接受舌和下颌骨完全切除的个体的言语能力。一名60岁男性患有严重的口腔干燥症，无法说出清晰可懂的话语。在未佩戴假体的情况下进行的言语分析显示存在严重的发音障碍。佩戴假体后，口腔干燥症得以消除，受试者的发音错误严重程度降低。言语清晰度的改善非常显著，p值小于0.001。
