Computerized Method for Diagnosing and Analyzing Speech Articulation Disorder for Malay Language Speakers

Introduction: The physiologic of speech is a complex thing involving organ respiration, phonation, resonance, articulation and neurologic integration. The use of removable orthodontic appliance may cause speech articulation disorder and may affect patient’s speech function. The purpose of this research was to obtain an illustration of speech articulation disorder in patient using removable orthodontic appliance. Methods: This research was a descriptive research using the one group pretest posttest design. Speech articulation disorder was determined by testing the labiodental, linguoalveolar and linguopalatal consonants using the Goldman-Fristoe Test of Articulation test equipment. Results: Research result indicated that there was speech articulation disorder in the pronunciation of the consonants /f/; /v/; /t/; /d/; /r/; /s/; /j/; /g/; /k/ in the beginning of the word as many as 37%; 23%; 30%; 57%; 77%; 93%; 50%; 40%; 23%, in the middle of the word as many as 37%; 27%; 60%; 60%; 83%; 97%; 57%; 50%; 80% and in the end of the word as many as 17%; - ; 27%; 50%; 83%; 97%; - ; - ; 57% in the people using removable orthodontic appliance for the first time. Conclusion: Speech articulation disorders in patients with orthodontic removable appliance varies with the presentation of having most articulation disorders is in the pronunciation of consonants / s / in words.

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ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECT OF PUSHBACK Z-PLASTY METHOD ON THE FUNCTION OF VELOPHARYNGEAL AND ARTICULATION IN POST-RECONSTRUCTION CLEFT PALATE PATIENTS IN HARAPAN KITA CHILDREN AND MATERNITY HOSPITAL JAKARTA

Dentika Dental Journal ◽

10.32734/dentika.v20i1.700 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 1-7

Author(s):

Olivia Avriyanti Hanafiah ◽

Kasman Manullang ◽

Mantra Firman ◽

Muhammad Syafrudin Hak

Keyword(s):

Cleft Palate ◽

Nasal Mucosa ◽

Speech Intelligibility ◽

Maternity Hospital ◽

Speech Articulation ◽

Articulation Disorder ◽

Cephalometric Radiograph ◽

Velopharyngeal Function ◽

Patients Experience ◽

Nasal Emission

Cleft palate patients experience various problems, especially those affecting their speech intelligibility, such as speech articulation disorder. The aim of this research was to prove the effect of cleft palate reconstruction with modified pushback z–plasty technique at the nasal mucosa on velopharyngeal function and articulation function in speaking. A research has been conducted on post-reconstruction cleft palate patients by using modified pushback z-plasty technique at the nasal mucosa. The methods were examining velopharyngeal components with cephalometric radiograph, assessing airflow released from the nose when the patients pronounce vowel ‘a’ using nasal emission device and assessing speech articulation results through Sehati Program at Harapan Kita Children and Maternity Hospital, Jakarta. The research results showed that there was a statistically significant effect of cleft palate reconstruction with pushback z-plasty technique at the nasal mucosa on velopharyngeal function, and there was a statistically significant effect of cleft palate reconstruction with pushback z-plasty technique at the nasal mucosa on articulation function in speaking. In addition, there was also a statistically significant correlation between velopharyngeal function and speech articulation function of post-reconstruction cleft palate patients with pushback z-plasty technique at the nasal mucosa based on the cephalometric radiograph, but the result was not significant statistically based on nasal emission assessment.

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