Open AccessSpeech Therapy with Obturator
Author(s) -
A. Shyammohan,
D. Sreenivasulu
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the journal of indian prosthodontic society
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.419
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 1998-4057
pISSN - 0972-4052
DOI - 10.1007/s13191-011-0044-2
Subject(s) - prosthodontist , speech therapy , unison , speech therapist , rehabilitation , medicine , closure (psychology) , velopharyngeal insufficiency , speech language pathology , audiology , dentistry , physical therapy , surgery , market economy , physics , acoustics , economics
Rehabilitation of speech is tantamount to closure of defect in cases with velopharyngeal insufficiency. Often the importance of speech therapy is sidelined during the fabrication of obturators. Usually the speech part is taken up only at a later stage and is relegated entirely to a speech therapist without the active involvement of the prosthodontist. The article suggests a protocol for speech therapy in such cases to be done in unison with a prosthodontist.