Tongue pressure recordings during speech using complete denture

TL;DR

This study introduces a novel method for measuring tongue pressure during speech in edentulous individuals using pressure transducers embedded in complete dentures, providing insights into tongue-teeth interactions.

Contribution

It presents an original experimental procedure and calibration device to accurately record tongue pressure during speech in complete denture wearers, respecting physiological conditions.

Findings

Initial pilot data collected under various conditions

Method successfully isolates tongue pressure from auditory and sensory feedback

Potential for improved understanding of speech mechanics in denture wearers

Abstract

This paper describes an original experimental procedure to measure mechanical interactions between tongue and teeth during speech production. Using edentulous people as subjects, pressure transducers are inserted in their complete denture duplicate. Physiology is respected during sound and pressure recording as with standard complete denture. Original calibration device is also described in order to know what kind of information can be extracted from the data. The measurements are realized in different experimental conditions in order to remove the auditory and the orosensory feedbacks. Then the first results of the pilot study are presented