Lingual Frenum and Articulation of Phonemes

Speech Disorders Clinical Trial

Official title:

Lingual Frenum and Possible Alterations in the Articulation of Phonemes

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01180309
• Other study ID #: RLeite
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: August 4, 2010
• Last updated: August 11, 2010
• Start date: June 2009
• Est. completion date: August 2010

Study information

• Verified date: August 2010
• Source: Fortaleza University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: BRAZIL: COMITEE OF ETHICAL AND RESEARCH OF UNIVERSITY OF FORTALEZA
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Purpose To investigate the relationship between lingual frenum and possible alterations in the articulation of phonemes.

Methods This is a quantitative observational study, the individual operative kind with transversal time reference. The population sample consisted of 16 individuals, each one with their phonological system complete. The data were captured through an application form that contained relevant aspects as to the qualitative-classification of the lingual frenum, quantitative-relation of mouth opening, with and without the tongue in the papillae, tongue mobility and ERT - 78 phonologically balanced words.

Description:

The data were captured through an application form that contained relevant aspects as to the qualitative-classification of the lingual frenum, quantitative-relation of mouth opening, with and without the tongue in the papillae, tongue mobility and ERT - 78 phonologically balanced words.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 16
• Est. completion date: August 2010
• Est. primary completion date: August 2010
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 7 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• patients with the frenulum of the tongue - the presence of the central incisors and upper and lower side

Exclusion Criteria:

• patients in speech therapy aimed at enabling oral motor or speech - without integrity orofacial motor - patients using grid palate - with changes in the temporomandibular joint - anterior open bite

Study Design

Observational Model: Case Control, Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Speech Disorders

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Brazil	Dentistry, University of Fortaleza	Fortaleza	Ceará

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Fortaleza University	Izabella Santos Nogueira de Andrade

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Brazil, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Relation between lingual frenulum altered and articulation phonetics	The quantitative assessment, we could classify the lingual frenulum as normal, values above 60%; questions to amend the frenulum-values between 50% and 60% and changed (short and / or anterior)-values below 50%.; Finally, we carried out the assessment phonetics (AF) and it was applied Exam 12 Phonetic-Phonological ERT. This test, is composed of 78 pictures phonologically balanced, lexical repertoire familiar to the individual and easily recognizable pictorial.