Status:
RECRUITING
Orthognathic Speech Pathology: Phonetic Contrasts of Patients With Dental Discrepancies Pre- and Post-Treatment Analyses
Lead Sponsor:
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Collaborating Sponsors:
North Carolina State University
Conditions:
Dentofacial Abnormalities
Dentofacial Deformities
Eligibility:
All Genders
15-40 years
Brief Summary
The investigators are studying how speech is effected by jaw and tooth position in jaw surgery patients. Eighty percent of our jaw surgery patients have speech pathologies, compared to five percent of...
Detailed Description
Purpose: The investigators are studying how phoneme distortion is effected by jaw disproportions in dentofacial disharmony (DFD) patients and whether speech improves after orthognathic surgery and ort...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Jaw surgery patient at UNC with a skeletal open bite, underbite or overjet greater than 5mm.
- Age 15-40 years
Exclusion
- Hearing loss
- Learned English as a second language
- Significant regional accent, as characterized by a speech pathologist
- Developmental delay, performing several grade levels below age bracket
- history of craniofacial disorder
- genetic syndrome associated with known craniofacial presentation
- history of craniofacial trauma
- history of prior craniofacial surgery (excluding extractions and dental procedures)
- Jaw surgery without fixed orthodontic appliances
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 11 2019
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
180 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04117360
Start Date
September 11 2019
End Date
December 1 2026
Last Update
May 25 2025
Active Locations (1)
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University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27514