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Phonetic improvement by adjusting the shape of the anterior palate of the maxillary complete denture: a case report

상악 총의치 전방 구개 부위 형태 조정을 통한 발음개선 증례

  • Yoon, Myeong Ah (Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Yonsei University) ;
  • Lee, HagYoung (Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Yonsei University) ;
  • Kim, Jee Hwan (Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Yonsei University)
  • 윤명아 (연세대학교 치과대학 치과보철학교실) ;
  • 이학영 (연세대학교 치과대학 치과보철학교실) ;
  • 김지환 (연세대학교 치과대학 치과보철학교실)
  • Received : 2021.08.24
  • Accepted : 2021.10.14
  • Published : 2022.01.28
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Abstract

Patients tend to return to normal pronunciation patterns after fitting new dentures. However, for some patients, it takes a long time to adapt the new complete denture. In this case, the patient came to the hospital at the address of wanting to remake dentures due to wear and tear. After diagnosis through clinical and radiological examination, the maxillary complete denture and mandibular removable partial denture were remade. The patient complained whistling /s/ sound at the first check-up after placement of the new denture. The anterior palatal area of polished surface of the new maxillary complete denture was concave comparing to old denture, and this was the cause of the whistling /s/ sound. A tissue conditioning material was applied to the maxillary complete denture and patient made /s/ sound. The tissue conditioning material was replaced with self-curing type denture base resin, and the patient was immediately satisfied with clear /s/ sound. As an objective assessment, palatogram and speech analytics software was applied. In this case, a patient who received denture treatment complaining of difficulty in pronunciation underwent immediate denture repair, which resulted in patient satisfaction and improved pronunciation through objective evaluation.

환자는 새 의치 장착 후 정상 발음 패턴을 찾아가는 경향이 있다. 하지만 어떤 환자의 경우 상악 총의치의 새로운 구개 형태에 적응하는데 오랜 시간이 소요된다. 본 증례에서 환자는 "현재 쓰고 있는 의치가 낡아 재제작 하고 싶다"는 주소로 내원하였다. 임상적, 방사선학적 검사를 통한 진단 후 상악 총의치와 하악 가철성 국소의치를 재제작 하였다. 환자는 새 의치장착 후 첫번째 내원에서 /s/발음이 샌다고 하였다. 환자에게 /s/발음을 지시하였을 때 휘파람을 부는 듯한 새는 소리가 났다. 새로 장착한 총의치의 전방 구개면이 기존의 의치에 오목한 것을 발견하였고 상악 구개부에 조직조정재를 적용하여 /s/발음을 지시하였다. 해당 조직 조정재 부위를 상온중합형 의치상 레진으로 교체해 주었다. 환자는 즉각적인 만족감을 표현하였고 객관적인 평가를 위해 Palatogram과 음성 분석 소프트웨어를 통해 발음의 명확도를 확인하였다. 본 증례에서는 발음에 어려움을 호소하는 의치 치료를 받은 환자에서 즉각적인 의치 수리를 하였으며 이를 통해 환자의 만족을 얻고 객관적인 평가를 통해 발음 개선을 확인하였기에 이를 보고하고자 한다.

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