[Functional evaluation of intraoral reconstructive surgery. A valuable tool: articulatory evaluation of the acoustic signal]

Rev Stomatol Chir Maxillofac. 2000 Apr;101(2):60-4.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Functional tests are needed to assess the quality of reconstructive surgery after treatment of intraoral cancers. Quality of Life tests are subjective and Cinefluoroscopy is a demanding and non-comparative procedure. We develop here a method to test the capacity of patients to maximize use of their articulatory space. We recorded a corpus of sounds. These sounds were analyzed with classical signal processing procedures. By comparison with a non-distorded sound database, it was possible to evaluate speech disorders, localize the defect, and provide a guide for rehabilitation. This method is an objective, reproductible, and comparative measurement tool.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Cohort Studies
  • Databases as Topic
  • Evaluation Studies as Topic
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Humans
  • Mouth / physiology*
  • Mouth Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Phonetics
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted
  • Sound Spectrography*
  • Speech / physiology*
  • Speech Acoustics
  • Speech Disorders / diagnosis
  • Speech Disorders / therapy
  • Speech Intelligibility
  • Speech Production Measurement