Impacts of Development, Dentofacial Disharmony, and Its Surgical Correction on Speech: A Narrative Review for Dental Professionals

Speech is a communication method found only in humans that relies on precisely articulated sounds to encode and express thoughts. Anatomical differences in the maxilla, mandible, tooth position, and vocal tract affect tongue placement and broadly influence the patterns of airflow and resonance durin...

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Main Authors: Christine Bode, Nare Ghaltakhchyan, Erika Rezende Silva, Timothy Turvey, George Blakey, Raymond White, Jeff Mielke, David Zajac, Laura Jacox
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-04-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/9/5496