[Primary study on speech training of palatalized misarticulation].
OBJECTIVE
In this paper, differences in 10 palatalized misarticulation patients between pre-and post-speech training were reported to discuss the training methods of palatalized misarticulation.


METHODS
10 palatalized misarticulation patients (6 male, 4 female) with the age of 4-14 years were included in the study. All the patients had undergone systematic speech therapy,and their speech intelligibilities were analyzed.


RESULTS
All patients' speech intelligibilities after training were significantly higher than those before training. /s/, /z/, /c/, /d/, /t/, /zh/, /ch/, /sh/, /j/, /q/ and /x/ were often involved.


CONCLUSIONS
Palatalized misarticulation was caused by abnormal palato-lingual contact which leads to decreasement of speech intelligibility. Speech training is the only method to correct the wrong articulation position and articulation method. The key of training methods for palatalized misarticulation is to plane the dorsum and release the tongue's retroflex.
Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Second Medical University, Shanghai 200011, China.
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