Dentures and phonetics Oral Health
Conditions
Interventions
The patients enrolled in the study (n=50) were divided into two main batches (three groups in batch one and two groups in batch two), with a total of ten patients in each group. The patients were rand
Sponsors
Albaha University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Male, aged 55 years or older 2. Completely edentulous 3. Normal occlusion class one 4. Free from disabilities or chronic conditions, such as diabetes
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Diabetic patients 2. Participants that are partially edentulous, 3. Participants that have neglected oral hygiene
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The evaluation of the speech quality was made by measuring the phonetics. The patients were connected to a spectrogram and were asked to verbalize Arabic pronunciation letters (?? ?? ???). The mean of the sound levels was calculated for each patient, and subsequently tabulated and analyzed. The evaluation was made immediately following denture insertion: three weeks, and ten weeks following the insertion of dentures by a computerized speech lab (spectrogram). This measurement protocol was implemented for two batches. The level of sound in patients with complete dentures made from different base materials or different teeth was assessed via a spectrogram. (it was measured at insertion, 3 weeks later and after 10 weeks) | — |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed