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Home Speech outcome in unilateral complete cleft lip and palate patients: a descriptive...

Speech outcome in unilateral complete cleft lip and palate patients: a descriptive study

Authors:

  • R. Rullo
    Oral Surgery Postgraduate Program, Multidisciplinary Department of Medical, Surgical and Dental Specialties, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
  • D. Di Maggio
    Speech therapist private pratictioner, Naples, Italy
  • F. Addabbo
    Oral Surgery Postgraduate Program, Multidisciplinary Department of Medical, Surgical and Dental Specialties, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
  • F. Rullo
    Department of Neurological,Reproductive and Dental Sciences, University of Naples 'Federico II', Naples, Italy
  • V. M. Festa
    Oral Surgery Postgraduate Program, Multidisciplinary Department of Medical, Surgical and Dental Specialties, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
  • L. Perillo
    Orthodontics Postgraduate Program, Multidisciplinary Department of Medical, Surgical and Dental Specialties, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy

ABSTRACT


Aim

In this study, resonance and articulation disorders were examined in a group of patients surgically treated for cleft lip
and palate, considering family social background, and children's ability of self monitoring their speech output while speaking.

Methods

Fifty children (32 males and 18 females) mean age 6.51.6 years, affected by non-syndromic
complete unilateral cleft of the lip and palate underwent the same surgical protocol. The speech level was evaluated using the Accordi's
speech assessment protocol that focuses on intelligibility, nasality, nasal air escape, pharyngeal friction, and glottal stop. Pearson
product-moment correlation analysis was used to detect significant associations between analysed parameters. Results A total of
16 (8 children) of the sample had severe to moderate degree of nasality and nasal air escape, presence of pharyngeal friction
and glottal stop, which obviously compromise speech intelligibility. Ten children (10) showed a barely acceptable phonological
outcome: nasality and nasal air escape were mild to moderate, but the intelligibility remained poor. Thirty-two children (64) had
normal speech. Statistical analysis revealed a significant correlation between the severity of nasal resonance and nasal air escape
(p 0.05). No statistical significant correlation was found between the final intelligibility and the patient social background, neither
between the final intelligibility nor the age of the patients.

Conclusion

The differences in speech outcome could be explained with a
specific, subjective, and inborn ability, different for each child, in self-monitoring their speech output.

PLUMX METRICS

Publication date:

Sep /2014

Keywords:

intelligibility, speech assessment, speech disorders, speech outcome, unilateral cleft lip and palate

Issue:

Vol.15 – n.3/2014

Page:

293 – 296

Publisher:

Ariesdue

Cite:


Harvard: R. Rullo, D. Di Maggio, F. Addabbo, F. Rullo, V. M. Festa, L. Perillo (2014) "Speech outcome in unilateral complete cleft lip and palate patients: a descriptive study", European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 15(3), pp293-296. doi:
Vancouver: R. Rullo, D. Di Maggio, F. Addabbo, F. Rullo, V. M. Festa, L. Perillo. Speech outcome in unilateral complete cleft lip and palate patients: a descriptive study. European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry [Internet]. 2014Sep.1 [cited 2023Mar.25];15(3):293-296. Available from: https://www.ejpd.eu/abstract-pubmed/speech-outcome-in-unilateral-complete-cleft-lip-and-palate-patients-a-descriptive-study/
MLA: R. Rullo, D. Di Maggio, F. Addabbo, F. Rullo, V. M. Festa, L. Perillo Speech outcome in unilateral complete cleft lip and palate patients: a descriptive study. European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. 2014;15(3):293-296

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