The Effect of Rapid Palatal Expander Appliances on Speech
Background: Rapid palatal expanders have a screw that covers the palate and may affect speech. Methods: RPEs were treatment planned for 22 patients. Speech recordings were completed at 6 different time points. Analysis for speech acceptability, /i/ vowel formants, and /s/ and /∫/ fricative spec...
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2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1807/25834 |