Articulation after total glossectomy: a clinical study of speech in six patients.
In this study we investigated the speech of six patients after total glossectomy. After rehabilitation a reasonable function of speech was possible, as a result of compensatory mechanisms. Suggestions to improve the results of speech and language therapy are given.
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Free University Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
A J
AJ
Greven
M F
MF
Meijer
R M
RM
Tiwari
D000368:Aged; D005927:Glossectomy / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013065:Speech Intelligibility