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ARTICULATION DISORDERS

1. Hunski M, Ivičević-Desnica J, Škarić I, Horga D. Relationship Between Orthodontic and Articulatory Impairments in Adolesecents. Acta Stomatol Croat. 2003;37(3):332-3.
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   Title in English:	Relationship Between Orthodontic and Articulatory Impairments in Adolesecents
   Title in Croatian:	Odnos između ortodontskih i izgovornih poremećaja u adolescenata
   Type of Article:	congress abstract
   MeSH:	ARTICULATION DISORDERS
   Abstract:	Various investigations have shows that the number of articulatory impairments is greater in a population with orthodontic anomalies than in eugnathic subjects. The relationship between anatomic structures in the orofacial region and articulatory compensatory mechanisms in persons with orthodontic anomalies is interesing from the theoretical and practical point of view. In the present investigation on a sample of 282 high school adolescents (203 - 72% male and 79 - 28% female) aged from 15 to 18 years the relationship between orthodontic and articulatory impairments was investigated. Assessment of the orthodontic and articulatory status, judged two specialists in the fields, showed the following percentages of orthodontic anomalies : primary compression -43,6%, open bite - 11,0%, closed bite -8,5%, progenia complex -5,7%, cross bite 3,5%, diastema media - 0,0%, short frenulum linguae - 41,5%, gothic palate -25,2% and tthe following percentages of ariculatory impairments: sigmatism - 64,9%, rhotacism - 36,5% and lambdacism - 39,9%. 78% of the subjects had orthodontic anomalies and 72% had articulatory impairments while 52% had combined orthodontic and articulatory impairments and only 9% were eugnathic subjects with normal articulatory status. It was also show that all three categories of articulatory impairments are mostly combined with primary compression (approximately 30%) accompanied by short frenulum linguae (approximately 30%) and gothic palate (approximately 15 to 20%). It is also obvious that there are 19% of subjetcts with orthodontic anomalies who have normal articulatory status, meaning that they developed efficient compensatory mechanisms in articulation and also that there are 13% of eugnathic subjects who have articulatory imapirments, consequently, caused by some other reasons and not by the orthodontic status. Although there is a strong connection between orthodontica and articulatory characteristics it can be concluded that the relationship between them is not straight forward and that other psycholinguistic, developmental, neurogenic and other parameters should be taken into consideration in further explication of that relationship.

2. Čelebić A, Stipetić J, Šimac-Bonačić T, Kutija P, Ptaček D. Influence of Head Position on the Interocclusal Freeway Space Measurement During Pronunciation of "s" and "mi" and During Rest. Acta Stomatol Croat. 2003;37(3):317-8.
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   Title in English:	Influence of Head Position on the Interocclusal Freeway Space Measurement During Pronunciation of "s" and "mi" and During Rest
   Title in Croatian:	Utjecaj položaja glave na slobodni interokluzijski prostor za vrijeme izgovaranja "s" i "mi" i za vrijeme fiziološkog mirovanja određenog prema fizionomiji i relaksiranosti mišića
   Type of Article:	congress abstract
   MeSH:	ARTICULATION DISORDERS SPEECH
   Abstract:	Many techniques have been used for measurement of vertical relation in edentulous patients. The aim was to test the influence of changed head position on interocclusal space when the vertical dimension was determined by fonetic methods (“s” and “mi”) or by the method of determining physiological rest position dependent on the patient’s physionomy and masticatory muscle relaxation.This study included 62 fully dentulous subjects of Angle Class I. They were instructed to say “s”, and “mi”, and to maintain mandibular postural rest position until the freeway space was measured. This was done in three different head positions: straight, head leaned back and head leaned forward. Freeway space was measured with a precise calliper, modified for intraoral measurement.There was no significant difference between gender (p > 0.05). The results showed that head position has an important impact on the size of freeway space in the postural rest position (p < 0.01), while during speach of “s” and “mi” the size of freeway space remained constant (p > 0.05).The results confirm that determination of the vertical relation should include phonetic methods rather than physionomy method alone.

3. Ereš I, Carek V, Hedever M. Phonetic Disorders in Complete Upper Denture Wearers. Acta Stomatol Croat. 2002;36(3):345.
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   Title in English:	Phonetic Disorders in Complete Upper Denture Wearers
   Title in Croatian:	nema
   Type of Article:	congress abstract
   MeSH:	DENTURE, COMPLETE + adverse effects SPEECH ARTICULATION DISORDERS PHONETICS
   Abstract:	Articulation is the production of speech sounds in any language. These sounds are minimal units of speech and in isolation do not have any meaning. Words are formed only when speech sounds are combined. Every individual produces speech sounds in a different way, thus producinga different acoustic effect. Different modes of sound production create different forms of sounds which are appropriately classified into phonemes. The research included 50 patients with complete upper dentures, and deals with the effect of dimension, retention and duration of speech. Dimension was measured on 6 points which are relevant to soundmaking, retention was graded on a scale 1-4 and duration was between 0-5 years. Words with sounds in which the palate affects their articulation were chosen, and sounds produced by all the patients were recorded. The soundmaking was analyzed and compared with the soundmaking of the control group, which comprised 50 students with all their natural teeth. The results obtained by statistical analysis show thataccommodation has a significant effect on accurate soundmaking. Moreover,they also point to the fact that accurate dimension and good retention must be included. Only harmony of all three elements ensures good results of prosthodontic therapy.

4. Stojčević I, Carek V. Speech Articulation in Patients Wearing Removable Partial Dentures. Acta Stomatol Croat. 2002;36(3):340.
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   Title in English:	Speech Articulation in Patients Wearing Removable Partial Dentures
   Title in Croatian:	nema
   Type of Article:	congress abstract
   MeSH:	DENTURE, PARTIAL + adverse effects SPEECH ARTICULATION DISORDERS
   Abstract:	Foreign body in the oral cavity (dental prostheses) necessarily interfere with speech. Changes in anatomic and functional characteristics of the oral cavity may affect speech articulation. The purpose of this study was to show eventual differences in pronunciation of some sibilant nd s and palatal sounds. We tested three groups: subjects with removable partial dentures, the same group without removable partial dentures and a control group - students with complete dental arch with no prosthodontic treatmentor evidence of skeletal jaw discrepancy. Examination was performed on 30 subjects who had been wearing removable partial dentures in the upper and/or lower jaw and on 30 subjects in the control group. At the time of examination the prosthetic devices were 2 to 26 days old and with regard to aesthetics, retention, stability and functionsatisfactory, according to professional standards. Subjects read six single words containing sibilant and palatal sounds in the initial word position, apart from sound c which was in the medial word position. The voice was recorded on minidisk (Sony MD, MZ-1) and analyzedwith Multispech Program - LPC. Analysis software. This acoustic analysis gave us peaks in the first 4 formants for each investigated sound, their bandwidths and intensity. It is reasonable to assume that subjects with removable partial dentures will probably have more problems with producing sound because of short adaptation period forgaining complete speech adaptation. The same subjects without removable partial dentures will probably have much more accurate sounds production because of long term speech adaptation due to gradual tooth loss.

5. Hunski M. [Acoustic analysis of speech status for subjects with orthodontic anomalies]. Acta Stomatol Croat. 1994;28(4):261-70.
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   Title in English:	Acoustic analysis of speech status for subjects with orthodontic anomalies
   Title in Croatian:	Akustička analiza govornog statusa ispitanika s ortodontskim anomalijama
   Type of Article:	original scientific paper
   MeSH:	MALOCCLUSION + therapy ARTICULATION DISORDERS PHONETICS SPEECH ACOUSTICS
   Abstract:	(not available)