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Chapter 2
Table 4. Type of articulation errors and their definitions (Pena-Brooks and Hegde, 2000).
Type of articulation error
Stridens Simplex Interdental Addental
Definition
The sound accompanied with a whistle sound
The sound with insufficient frication
The sound formed with the tongue tip between the central incisors The sound formed with the tongue tip against the central incisors
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Oromyofunctional behavior
Table5displaystheresultsoftheoromyofunctionalevaluationduringtreatment. Of the 25 test items, 6 items where affected at some point during treatment in 6 or less patients. The statistical analyses showed no significant results. When participants received their new denture, 1/18 presented with immobility of the jaw, 2/18 patients showed insufficient closing of the lips, 4/18 presented with problems while whistling, 4/18 presented with tongue thrust during swallowing and 3/18 showed difficulties clicking one’s tongue against the palate. After provisionalisation of the denture 1/15 presented with immobility of the jaw, 2/15 patients showed insufficient closing of the lips, 4/15 presented with problems with whistling, 1/15 presented with tongue thrust during swallowing, 1/15 showed tongue lift problems and 2/15 showed difficulties clicking one’s tongue against the palate. Finally with the overdenture 1/19 presented with immobility of the jaw, 2/19 patients showed insufficient closing of the lips, 6/19 presented with problems with whistling, 1/19 presented with tongue thrust during swallowing, 2/19 showed tongue lift problems and 1/19 showed difficulties clicking one’s tongue against the palate.
The average number of problems with oromyofunctional behavior evolved from the stage with the new denture (0.96) to the stage with the provisional denture (0.79). In the last stage, the average of problems was again higher (0.96). No significant differences between de stages were found.