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Relationship between the oral language development and restoration of velopharyngeal closure function in Chinese toddlers with repaired cleft palate

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Journal Title:
CHINESE JOURNAL OF STOMATOLOGY
Issue:
10
DOI:
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1002-0098.2010.10.005
Key Word:
腭裂;腭咽闭合不全;语音发育;Cleft palate;Velopharyngeal insufficiency;Speech development

Abstract: Objective To evaluate how the oral language development enhances articulators to function well in cleft palate movement and velopharyngeal closure in the young Chinese children with repaired cleft palate. MethodsThe recordings of 78 cases of Chinese toddlers with repaired cleft palate were reviewed. This group of children aged from 27 months to 33 months ( average: 30 months). Transcription using Pinyin system was made. Mean utterance count (MUC) and mean special consonant correct count (MSCC) were calculated. Correlation between MUC and MSCC was statistically analyzed. ResultsThe correlation coefficient of MUC and MSCC is 0. 360 ( P < 0. 01 ). ConclusionsThere is positive correlation between the oral language development and restoration of velopharyngeal closure function. Children with repaired cleft palate should be encouraged to start oral language as early as possible and as much as possible in order to get the restoration of velopharyngeal closure function.

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