The effect of malocclusion on Kurdish young children’s production of dental, labio-dental and alveolar sounds : a case study

Abstract EN

The purpose of the present study is to investigate the effect of malocclusion on the production of dental, labio-dental, and alveolar fricative and stop consonants.

To achieve this purpose, Fifteen Kurdish young children ranging in age from 8-12 years old were selected to participate in the current study.

They were distributed over three groups according to their bite-block occlusions.

The participants were asked to pronounce isolate fricative and stop sounds and words which include target sounds, and their voices were recorded.

Later, the patricians' audio-recordings were analyzed via a software praat analysis (wave form and sound spectrograph).

The main conclusion of the study was that the children with malocclusions had difficulties in producing the inter-dental, labiodental, and alveolar sounds properly.

In addition, distocclusion, open-bite and extra orally deep-bite malocclusions were more significant than other types of malocclusions in affecting target sounds production The purpose of the present study is to investigate the effect of malocclusion on the production of dental, labio-dental, and alveolar fricative and stop consonants.

To achieve this purpose, Fifteen Kurdish young children ranging in age from 8-12 years old were selected to participate in the current study.

They were distributed over three groups according to their bite-block occlusions.

The participants were asked to pronounce isolate fricative and stop sounds and words which include target sounds, and their voices were recorded.

Later, the patricians' audio-recordings were analyzed via a software praat analysis (wave form and sound spectrograph).

The main conclusion of the study was that the children with malocclusions had difficulties in producing the inter-dental, labiodental, and alveolar sounds properly.

In addition, distocclusion, open-bite and extra orally deep-bite malocclusions were more significant than other types of malocclusions in affecting target sounds production