EC Dental Science

Provenance: Speech is constituted by voice being shaped by organs of articulation into consonants and vowels. The verbalization process is established with accommodations as the oro-dental apparatus matures through life.

Aim: This contribution reviews the organs of speech articulation making sounds, vowels and consonants affected by teeth, and focuses on speech modification after dental procedures change the dentition.

Discussion: With oro-dental repair or rehabilitation, the change-over to procure optimal mastication may be relatively quick, but disruption of speech is common, and improvement to miscegenated sounds takes longer. Patients with new teeth often experience compromised speech, and many patients have difficulty enunciating clearly.

Conclusion: This appraisal reviews the organs of articulation including teeth, and suggests some post-operative exercises to improve the situation.

 Keywords: Consonants; Organs-of-Articulation; Phonation; Speech; Vowels

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