Hamide Ghaemi, Ricardo Grillo, Omid Alizadeh, Alireza Shirzadeh, Behnoush Ejtehadi, Masoud Torkzadeh, Sahand Samieirad
BACKGROUND: Regarding the impact of orthognathic surgery on the airway and voice, this study was carried out to investigate the effects of maxillary impaction surgery on patients' voices through acoustic analysis and articulation assessment. METHODS: This quasi-experimental, before-and-after, double-blind study aimed at examining the effects of maxillary impaction surgery on the voice of orthognathic surgery patients. Before the surgery, a speech therapist conducted acoustic analysis, which included fundament frequency (F0), Jitter, Shimmer, and the harmonic-to-noise ratio (HNR), as well as first, second, and third formants (F1, F2, and F3)...
2023: World Journal of Plastic Surgery