Clinical Study

Assessment of Quality of Life and Speech after Implant-Retained Oral Rehabilitation in Head and Neck Cancer Patients

Table 3

Table showing “ ” values for speech parameters at six-, twelve-, and eighteen-month followup.

6 months12 months18 months

Intelligibility0.5180.0960.288
Class of errors0.6740.8110.136
Movement0.7390.3171
Swallowing ability0.1020.3170.18
Salivation0.5770.1570.066
Taste0.7830.7050.655
Daily activity0.7050.1571
Weight 0.1020.4140.317
Jitter 0.540.6240.838
Mobility10.3030.823
Max.Fo 0.0950.5740.38
Min.Fo0.4620.170.854
Ave.Foπ0.1440.9830.873
Min.Int¥111
Max.Int*0.5710.5170.644
Ave.Intψ0.1850.1040.221
Shimmer 0.5970.6180.432
Mpt£0.7110.4830.766

Maximum fundamental frequency, minimum fundamental frequency, πaverage fundamental frequency, *maximum intensity, ψaverage intensity, ¥minimum intensity, £maximum phonation time.