This study examines some intonational and rhythmical aspects of speech and their interactions. The intonational analysis framework is the ToBi system; the rhythmical analysis framework is based on patterns of jaw opening acoustically reflected by F2-F1 changes. According to recent studies on American English, contrastively emphasized mono-syllabic words, regardless of vowel height, have larger ...

In oral and maxillofacial surgery, many complications associated with nasotracheal tube can be caused. In this case, we reported ballooning tube damage of nasotracheal tube during orthognathic double-jaw surgery and replacement of tube through cut down of tube and tube exchange using airway exchange catheter. The patient scheduled for high Le Fort I osteotomy and bilateral sagittal split osteot...

BACKGROUND Two-jaw surgery including mandibular and maxillary backward movement procedures are commonly performed to correct class III malocclusion. Bimaxillary surgery can reposition the maxillofacial bone together with soft tissue, such as the soft palate and the tongue base. We analyzed changes of pharyngeal airway narrowing to ascertain clinical correlations with the prevalence of snoring a...

BACKGROUND Sutureless thyroid surgery utilizing thermal sealing is now well established. However, incremental advances in technology still require formal clinical evaluation in order to ensure that added technology does not compromise safety. In this study, we compared a new thermal sealing device incorporating a tissue divider (LigaSure Small Jaw) with the device we have previously reported fo...

Background: The aim of this study was to examine whether the thickness preoperative soft tissue affects degree movement relative hard after orthognathic surgery. Methods: This is a retrospective examination lateral cephalometric X-rays patients who underwent surgery in single medical center, during 5-year period. Demographic and operative data were collected. Soft measured X-ray, followed by su...

BACKGROUND Few large-scale follow-up studies are reported on routine implant treatment. PURPOSE To report retrospective data on early inflammatory and early implant failures in a large number of routine patients at one private referral clinic. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 1017 patients were consecutively provided with 3082 implants with an anodized surface (Nobel Biocare AB) at 1592 imp...