Articulation of speech of patients treated with radicular attachment assisted obturator following maxillectomy

Authors

  • Md. Shahidul Islam Rangpur Dental College & Hospital, Rangpur
  • Farhana Chowdhury Bangladesh Dental College
  • Kazi Shagufa Yazdi Bangladesh Dental College
  • Md. Saiful Azam BSMMU, Dhaka
  • Md. Masudur Rahman BSMMU, Dhaka
  • Syed Atiqur Rahman Sir Salimullah Medical College, Dhaka
  • Jebun Nessa BSMMU, Dhaka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v13i3.19152

Keywords:

maxillectomy, Obturator, radicular attachment, speech

Abstract

Background: Obturators are used to separate the oro-nasal opening. These improve speech and other oral functions as well as provide psychological support to the patients. Adding radicular attachments in an obturator makes more effective.

Objective: To evaluate and compare the effectiveness of obturator with radicular attachment and conventional obturator in articulation of speech.

Materials and Methods: Fifty patients, age ranged from 18 to 72 years, with maxillectomy defect were selected as the sample of the study. Among them 25 patients were treated with obturator with radicular attachment and another 25 patients were treated with conventional obturator. After insertion of obturator, data were collected on the basis of articulation of speech.

Results: Patients treated with obturator with radicular attachment showed significantly better (P value <0.001) articulation of speech.

Conclusion: Obturator with radicular attachment is more effective than conventional obturator.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v13i3.19152

Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.13(3) 2014 p.298-301

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Author Biographies

Md. Shahidul Islam, Rangpur Dental College & Hospital, Rangpur

Assistant Professor & Head, Dept. of Prosthodontics

Farhana Chowdhury, Bangladesh Dental College

Associate Professor and Head, Conservative Dentistry

Kazi Shagufa Yazdi, Bangladesh Dental College

Assistant Professor, Paediatric dentistry

Md. Saiful Azam, BSMMU, Dhaka

Consultant, Dept. of OMFS

Md. Masudur Rahman, BSMMU, Dhaka

Assistant Professor, Prosthodontics

Syed Atiqur Rahman, Sir Salimullah Medical College, Dhaka

Lecturer, Dental Unit

Jebun Nessa, BSMMU, Dhaka

Professor & Head, Children and Preventive Dentistry

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Published

2014-06-14

How to Cite

Islam, M. S., Chowdhury, F., Yazdi, K. S., Azam, M. S., Rahman, M. M., Rahman, S. A., & Nessa, J. (2014). Articulation of speech of patients treated with radicular attachment assisted obturator following maxillectomy. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science, 13(3), 298–301. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v13i3.19152

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Vol. 13 No. 3 (2014)

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