Speech changes in patients with a full rehabilitation for severe tooth wear, a first evaluation study

Autor: S. Knuijt, Stanimira I. Kalaykova, Bas A.C. Loomans, Bernadette A.M.M. Sterenborg, Marie-Charlotte D.N.J.M. Huysmans
Rok vydání: 2020
Předmět:
Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Evaluation system
medicine.medical_treatment
Speech characteristics
02 engineering and technology
Audiology
Dental Occlusion
03 medical and health sciences
All institutes and research themes of the Radboud University Medical Center
0302 clinical medicine
Cog
0202 electrical engineering
electronic engineering
information engineering

Humans
Speech
Medicine
In patient
General Dentistry
Speech Acoustics
Rehabilitation
business.industry
030206 dentistry
Middle Aged
Tooth Attrition
Disorders of movement Donders Center for Medical Neuroscience [Radboudumc 3]
Manner of articulation
Dental Restoration Wear
Reconstructive and regenerative medicine Radboud Institute for Health Sciences [Radboudumc 10]
Tooth wear
Female
020201 artificial intelligence & image processing
Tooth Wear
business
Zdroj: Clinical Oral Investigations, 24, 3061-3067
Clinical Oral Investigations, 24, 9, pp. 3061-3067
ISSN: 1432-6981
Popis: Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate changes in speech characteristics and self-perceived quality of speech in tooth wear patients, after occlusal rehabilitation. Materials and methods Patients with tooth wear were included in this study after informed consent. The amount of tooth wear was scored with Tooth Wear Evaluation System (TWES). To assess the perspective of the patient, the Dutch Speech Handicap Index was used (SHI). Acoustic analysis was performed to evaluate changes with the use of voice recordings. These were made before treatment, T0; directly after treatment, T1; 1 month after treatment, T2. With the use of PRAAT software, the spectral characteristic centre of gravity (COG) was evaluated for the sounds /s/, /f/, /v/, /d/, /t/, /m/. Results Recordings of 17 patients (14 men, 3 women, mean age 41.2 ± 10.4 years) were included. SHI scores did not change significantly between T0 and T2 (p = 0.054). A multiple regression model showed that for all sounds the intercept was negative, but statistically significant only for /s/ and /f/ between T0 and T1. The effect of the initial change (between T0 and T1) on the change between T1 and T2 was clearly negative for all sounds (p Conclusion Tooth wear patients perceive improvement in speech function after treatment. Clinical significance Clinicians may explain to patients that speech is likely to alter for a short period due to treatment but that there will be a good adaption to the new situation.
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