Electronic Resource
Oxford, UK
:
Blackwell Science, Ltd
Journal of oral rehabilitation
25 (1998), S. 0
ISSN:
1365-2842
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
To statistically evaluate the factors that influenced speech following maxillectomy, the speech intelligibility (SI) in 54 patients was measured with and without a prosthesis. The mean SI score without a prosthesis in all patients was 35.7 ± 22.7% and that with a prosthesis was 84.9 ± 12.7%. The results of the postmaxillectomy SI statistical analysis revealed that an oro–nasal communication was one of the factors that influenced SI without a prosthesis. The resection of the anterior portion of the soft palate was one of the factors that influenced SI with a prosthesis, which suggested that for some of these patients we should consider specific surgical treatment, aimed at the reconstruction in the deep defect extending to the intratemporal fossa. A new classification of maxillary defects has been proposed which will help to predict the grade of postmaxillectomy speech disorder following surgery.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2842.1998.00238.x
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