We have tested a fixed version of the Fluency foreign language pronunciation trainer to determine whether users actually improve their pronunciation through its use. The Fluency system uses the CMU SPHINX II speech recognizer to pinpoint pronunciation errors and then gives suggestions as to how to correct them. Users in the experiment we will describe in this paper were to learn to pronounce th...

Hereditary gingival fibromatosis (HGF) is a rare condition characterized by varying degrees of gingival hyperplasia. Gingival fibromatosis usually occurs as an isolated disorder or can be associated with a variety of other syndromes. A 33-year-old male patient who had a generalized severe gingival overgrowth covering two thirds of almost all maxillary and mandibular teeth is reported. A mucoper...