title: Articulation patterns and speech intelligibility of 54 Vietnamese children with unoperated oral clefts: clinical observations and impressions.
abstract: Evaluations of the articulation patterns and speech intelligibility of 54 Vietnamese children with unrepaired oral clefts indicate a relationship between the type of oral cleft and the proficiency of speech skills attained. The results of the study suggest that consideration of the type of oral cleft and the specific kinds of articulation errors exhibited by the patient may be of value in planning the surgical habilitation of older children and adults with unrepaired clefts of the lip and palate.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010700:Phonetics; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014744:Vietnam; D014831:Voice