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September, 2020, Vol. 22, No. 3

CONTENTS

REVIEWS

Influence of temporary filling material on dental cracks and fractures during endodontic treatment: A systematic review
Aušra Mickevičienė, Greta Lodienė, Tadas Venskutonis
67-74

SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES

Microcomputed tomography evaluation of the root canals morphology of the mandibular first molars
Urtė Asijavičienė, Saulius Drukteinis, Aleksander Suduiko
75-79

Nasalance scores for Vietnamese-speaking children with oral clefts
Van Thai Nguyen, Lagle Lehes, Thi Thuy Hang Truong, Thi Van Anh Hoang, Triin Jagomägi
80-85

REVIEWS

Study and evaluation of the gubernacular canal by means of cone beam computed tomography
Thaís Silva Cerqueira, Kariza Vargens Diniz Correia
86-91

CASE REPORT

Pleomorphic adenoma of buccal mucosa: a case report and review of the literature
Ernani Canuto Figueirêdo Júnior, Isabella Jardelino Dias, Pollianna Muniz Alves, Cassiano Francisco Weege Nonaka, Daliana Queiroga de Castro Gomes, Jozinete Vieira Pereira
92-96



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Nasalance scores for Vietnamese-speaking children with oral clefts

Van Thai Nguyen1, Lagle Lehes2, Thi Thuy Hang Truong3, Thi Van Anh Hoang3, Triin Jagomägi4

Summary

Objective. The study aimed to obtain nasalance scores for Vietnamese-speaking patients with repaired cleft palate with or without cleft lip.

Methods. A total of 29 children with cleft palate with or without cleft lip (4–18 years old, mean age 7.9±3.5 years old) were included in this study. Speech material was designed specifically for the Vietnamese language. The speech material consisted of oral stimuli (19 oral words and 18 oral sentences), oro-nasal stimuli (eight sentences), and nasal stimuli (seven sentences). The patients repeated the stimuli after the examiner. The Nasometer II (model 6450) was used to compute nasalance scores.

Results. The mean nasalance scores were 27.1% for oral stimuli, 40.2% for oro-nasal stimuli, and 57.5% for nasal stimuli. Hypernasality was detected in 41.4% of the patients.

Conclusion. Vietnamese-speaking patients with repaired cleft palate with or without cleft lip who did not undergo speech therapy had poor speech outcomes.

Key words: child, cleft palate, speech, speech disorders, Vietnam.

Received: 08 01 2020

Accepted for publishing: 25 09 2020


1Tallinn Health Care College, Medical Technology Education Center, Tallinn, Estonia

2Tartu University Hospital ENT Clinic, Tartu, Estonia 3The Office of Genetic Counseling and Disabled Children, Hue, Vietnam 4Institute of Dentistry, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia

Address correspondence to Van Thai Nguyen, DDS, PhD, Tallinn Health Care College, Medical Technology Education Center, Kännu 67, Tallinn 13418, Estonia.

E-mail address: vanthai.nguyen@ttk.ee