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- Title
Effect of hyposalivation on mastication and mandibular movements during speech.
- Authors
Gomes, Simone Guimarães Farias; del Bel Cury, Altair Antoninha; Garcia, Renata Cunha Matheus Rodrigues
- Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate whether patients with hyposalivation present damaged mastication or mandibular movements during speech. Forty subjects composed 2 groups: control and hyposalivation. Masticatory performance was assessed with a silicon-based artificial material and a 10-sieve method. Mandibular movements during speech were observed with a 3D jaw-tracking device. Data were analyzed with Student's t-test or the Mann-Whitney method (P < 0.05). The masticatory performance (mm) of control and hyposalivation were 4.40 ± 0.62 and 4.74 ± 1.34, respectively. Outcomes for speech movements (mm) were as follows: maximum vertical opening amplitude (10.8 ± 4.2; 9.9 ± 2.7) and displacements to the right (1.0 ± 0.8; 0.5 ± 0.6), left (1.8 ± 1.4; 2.3 ± 1.2), or anterior-posterior (2.8 ± 1.1; 2.9 ± 1.0) for control and hyposalivation, respectively. No statistical difference was found between groups for any variable. The results indicated that hyposalivation did not affect masticatory performance or mandibular movements during speech. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01020084.
- Subjects
SALIVARY glands; DROOLING; MASTICATION disorders; MANDIBULAR prosthesis; SPEECH
- Publication
Brazilian Oral Research, 2011, Vol 25, Issue 4, p351
- ISSN
1806-8324
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/S1806-83242011005000013