Articulatory function in patients who have undergone glossectomy with use of an artificial graft membrane

The purpose of this study was to investigate, by assessing speech intelligibility, the long-term usefulness of an artificial bilayer membrane as a mucosal substitute after glossectomy. Artificial membranes were grafted in 8 patients with intraoral defects after glossectomy. Five patients served as a...

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Published in:Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology and endodontics oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology and endodontics, 2000-05, Vol.89 (5), p.560-562
Main Authors: Terai, Haruhiko, Shimahara, Masashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Cattle
Collagen
Dentistry
Female
Glossectomy - methods
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Membranes, Artificial
Middle Aged
Non tumoral diseases
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
Speech Articulation Tests
Speech Intelligibility
Treatment Outcome
Upper respiratory tract, upper alimentary tract, paranasal sinuses, salivary glands: diseases, semeiology
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to investigate, by assessing speech intelligibility, the long-term usefulness of an artificial bilayer membrane as a mucosal substitute after glossectomy. Artificial membranes were grafted in 8 patients with intraoral defects after glossectomy. Five patients served as a control group and received only standard closure by suture after glossectomy. Speech intelligibility was evaluated by means of a standardized Japanese speech intelligibility test 6 months or more after the operation. The postoperative courses of all 13 patients were uneventful. Intelligibility scores of those who received grafts were better than those of the control group in the overall score, the glossal sounds score, and the rear portion sounds score. The artificial membrane was useful for the glossectomy as a long-term mucosal substitute, as well as for the short-term.
ISSN:1079-2104
1528-395X
DOI:10.1067/moe.2000.104069