Publications by authors named "Leticia Korb da Silva"
Article Synopsis
- This study compared the effects of four types of maxillary removable orthodontic retainers on speech in Portuguese-speaking individuals aged 20-40.
- Eighteen participants wore each type of retainer for 21 days, with speech evaluations recorded before, immediately after, and 21 days post-installation.
- Results showed that the thermoplastic retainer significantly impacted speech negatively, while conventional and U-shaped retainers caused less interference; three weeks was not enough time for speech to fully adapt.
The aim of this study was to assess, correlate, and compare users' perceptions and preference related to maxillary removable retainers. Volunteers were recruited to use four retainer types: conventional wrap-around (CWA), wrap-around with an anterior opening (OWA), "U" wrap-around (UWA), and clear thermoplastic retainer (CT). The main outcomes were the volunteers' perceptions, evaluated with a 100-mm visual analogue scale, and their preferred retainer.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Oropharyngeal dysphagia is a highly prevalent comorbidity in neurological patients and presents a serious health threat, which may lead to outcomes of aspiration pneumonia, ranging from hospitalization to death. This assessment proposes a non-invasive, acoustic-based method to differentiate between individuals with and without signals of penetration and aspiration.
Objective: This systematic review evaluated the diagnostic validity of different methods for assessment of swallowing sounds, when compared to videofluroscopy swallowing study to detect oropharyngeal dysphagia.