Effect of denture quality on perioral muscle activity during speech

• Main Authors: Carla Moreto Santos (Author), Mathias Vitti (Author), Maria da Glória Chiarelo Mattos (Author), Marisa Semprini (Author), Helena de Freitas Oliveira Paranhos (Author), Jaime Eduardo Cecilio Hallak (Author), Simone Cecilio Hallak Regalo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 2015-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study aimed to evaluate the electromyographic activity of the orbicularis oris muscle in patients using clinically inadequate conventional dentures before and after the insertion of clinically acceptable new convencional denture. Six patients, using inadequate dentures, were asked to pronounce...