2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Effect of various designs of a Palatal Augmentation Prosthesis on speech after total glossectomy
| Project/Area Number |
21890148
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Prosthetic dentistry
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| Research Institution | Okayama University |
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Principal Investigator |
SUWAKI Michihiro Okayama University, 岡山大学病院, 助教 (30549829)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2010
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| Keywords | palatal augmentation prosthesis / PAP / 構音障害 / 舌全摘 / 舌癌 |
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| Research Abstract |
For total glossectomy patients, there is no clinical or scientific basis for the design of palatal augmentation prostheses (PAPs). We suggest a more effective shape for the PAP to improve speech by comparing the vault shape of three different PAPs. The three different PAPs were made for a patient who had undergone total glossectomy. PAP1 almost filled the oral cavity with the floor of the mouth barely touching it. For PAP2 and 3, the width and height were reduced, respectively. Speech was most intelligible when using PAP3.
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