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Speech intelligibility enhancement after maxillary denture treatment and its impact on quality of life. / Knipfer, Christian; Riemann, Max; Bocklet, Tobias; Noeth, Elmar; Schuster, Maria; Sokol, Biljana; Eitner, Stephan; Nkenke, Emeka; Stelzle, Florian.

In: INT J PROSTHODONT, Vol. 27, No. 1, 07.01.2014, p. 61-9.

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Knipfer, C, Riemann, M, Bocklet, T, Noeth, E, Schuster, M, Sokol, B, Eitner, S, Nkenke, E & Stelzle, F 2014, 'Speech intelligibility enhancement after maxillary denture treatment and its impact on quality of life', INT J PROSTHODONT, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 61-9.

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Knipfer, C., Riemann, M., Bocklet, T., Noeth, E., Schuster, M., Sokol, B., Eitner, S., Nkenke, E., & Stelzle, F. (2014). Speech intelligibility enhancement after maxillary denture treatment and its impact on quality of life. INT J PROSTHODONT, 27(1), 61-9.

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Knipfer C, Riemann M, Bocklet T, Noeth E, Schuster M, Sokol B et al. Speech intelligibility enhancement after maxillary denture treatment and its impact on quality of life. INT J PROSTHODONT. 2014 Jan 7;27(1):61-9.

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title = "Speech intelligibility enhancement after maxillary denture treatment and its impact on quality of life",
abstract = "PURPOSE: Tooth loss and its prosthetic rehabilitation significantly affect speech intelligibility. However, little is known about the influence of speech deficiencies on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL). The aim of this study was to investigate whether speech intelligibility enhancement through prosthetic rehabilitation significantly influences OHRQoL in patients wearing complete maxillary dentures. Speech intelligibility by means of an automatic speech recognition system (ASR) was prospectively evaluated and compared with subjectively assessed Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP) scores.MATERIALS AND METHODS: Speech was recorded in 28 edentulous patients 1 week prior to the fabrication of new complete maxillary dentures and 6 months thereafter. Speech intelligibility was computed based on the word accuracy (WA) by means of an ASR and compared with a matched control group. One week before and 6 months after rehabilitation, patients assessed themselves for OHRQoL.RESULTS: Speech intelligibility improved significantly after 6 months. Subjects reported a significantly higher OHRQoL after maxillary rehabilitation with complete dentures. No significant correlation was found between the OHIP sum score or its subscales to the WA.CONCLUSION: Speech intelligibility enhancement achieved through the fabrication of new complete maxillary dentures might not be in the forefront of the patients' perception of their quality of life. For the improvement of OHRQoL in patients wearing complete maxillary dentures, food intake and mastication as well as freedom from pain play a more prominent role.",
keywords = "Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Case-Control Studies, Denture Bases, Denture Design, Denture Retention, Denture, Complete, Upper, Eating, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Irritable Mood, Jaw, Edentulous, Male, Middle Aged, Oral Health, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Prospective Studies, Quality of Life, Speech Intelligibility, Speech Recognition Software, Comparative Study, Journal Article",
author = "Christian Knipfer and Max Riemann and Tobias Bocklet and Elmar Noeth and Maria Schuster and Biljana Sokol and Stephan Eitner and Emeka Nkenke and Florian Stelzle",
year = "2014",
month = jan,
day = "7",
language = "English",
volume = "27",
pages = "61--9",
journal = "INT J PROSTHODONT",
issn = "0893-2174",
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TY - JOUR

T1 - Speech intelligibility enhancement after maxillary denture treatment and its impact on quality of life

AU - Knipfer, Christian

AU - Riemann, Max

AU - Bocklet, Tobias

AU - Noeth, Elmar

AU - Schuster, Maria

AU - Sokol, Biljana

AU - Eitner, Stephan

AU - Nkenke, Emeka

AU - Stelzle, Florian

PY - 2014/1/7

Y1 - 2014/1/7

N2 - PURPOSE: Tooth loss and its prosthetic rehabilitation significantly affect speech intelligibility. However, little is known about the influence of speech deficiencies on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL). The aim of this study was to investigate whether speech intelligibility enhancement through prosthetic rehabilitation significantly influences OHRQoL in patients wearing complete maxillary dentures. Speech intelligibility by means of an automatic speech recognition system (ASR) was prospectively evaluated and compared with subjectively assessed Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP) scores.MATERIALS AND METHODS: Speech was recorded in 28 edentulous patients 1 week prior to the fabrication of new complete maxillary dentures and 6 months thereafter. Speech intelligibility was computed based on the word accuracy (WA) by means of an ASR and compared with a matched control group. One week before and 6 months after rehabilitation, patients assessed themselves for OHRQoL.RESULTS: Speech intelligibility improved significantly after 6 months. Subjects reported a significantly higher OHRQoL after maxillary rehabilitation with complete dentures. No significant correlation was found between the OHIP sum score or its subscales to the WA.CONCLUSION: Speech intelligibility enhancement achieved through the fabrication of new complete maxillary dentures might not be in the forefront of the patients' perception of their quality of life. For the improvement of OHRQoL in patients wearing complete maxillary dentures, food intake and mastication as well as freedom from pain play a more prominent role.

AB - PURPOSE: Tooth loss and its prosthetic rehabilitation significantly affect speech intelligibility. However, little is known about the influence of speech deficiencies on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL). The aim of this study was to investigate whether speech intelligibility enhancement through prosthetic rehabilitation significantly influences OHRQoL in patients wearing complete maxillary dentures. Speech intelligibility by means of an automatic speech recognition system (ASR) was prospectively evaluated and compared with subjectively assessed Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP) scores.MATERIALS AND METHODS: Speech was recorded in 28 edentulous patients 1 week prior to the fabrication of new complete maxillary dentures and 6 months thereafter. Speech intelligibility was computed based on the word accuracy (WA) by means of an ASR and compared with a matched control group. One week before and 6 months after rehabilitation, patients assessed themselves for OHRQoL.RESULTS: Speech intelligibility improved significantly after 6 months. Subjects reported a significantly higher OHRQoL after maxillary rehabilitation with complete dentures. No significant correlation was found between the OHIP sum score or its subscales to the WA.CONCLUSION: Speech intelligibility enhancement achieved through the fabrication of new complete maxillary dentures might not be in the forefront of the patients' perception of their quality of life. For the improvement of OHRQoL in patients wearing complete maxillary dentures, food intake and mastication as well as freedom from pain play a more prominent role.

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KW - Aged

KW - Aged, 80 and over

KW - Case-Control Studies

KW - Denture Bases

KW - Denture Design

KW - Denture Retention

KW - Denture, Complete, Upper

KW - Eating

KW - Female

KW - Follow-Up Studies

KW - Humans

KW - Interpersonal Relations

KW - Irritable Mood

KW - Jaw, Edentulous

KW - Male

KW - Middle Aged

KW - Oral Health

KW - Polymethyl Methacrylate

KW - Prospective Studies

KW - Quality of Life

KW - Speech Intelligibility

KW - Speech Recognition Software

KW - Comparative Study

KW - Journal Article

M3 - SCORING: Journal article

C2 - 24392479

VL - 27

SP - 61

EP - 69

JO - INT J PROSTHODONT

JF - INT J PROSTHODONT

SN - 0893-2174

IS - 1

ER -