Abstract
Patients were tested before and after undergoing surgical premaxillary osteotomy for correction of skeletal and soft-tissue discrepancies. Both structural and speech measurements were made before surgery and for a year after surgery. The role of hearing and oral sensation in adaptation to surgery was evaluated. Immediately after surgery, speech was disrupted. Distortions of |s| predominated. However, there were no long-term effects on speech. Hearing and oral sensation played little role in adaptation.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 54-62 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | American Journal of Orthodontics |
| Volume | 79 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1981 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research was supported by National Institute of Dental Research 05002-01 and by grants awarded to the Center for Research in Human *Department of Speech and Theatre Arts, University of Pittsburgh. **University of Minnesota School of Dentistry.
Copyright:
Copyright 2014 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
Keywords
- Speech
- adaptation
- hearing
- osteotomy
- surgery