Question 229 · LDEK · Clinical examination

Choose false combination of speech disorder related to malocclusion, according to the pattern: sounds, affected by the disorder - disorder - related malocclusion:

  1. A. /s/, /z/ - lisp - anterior open bite.
  2. B. /s/, /z/ - lisp - large spacing between incisors.
  3. C. /t/, /d/ - trouble in pronouncing - disorders in the incisor’s area, especially lingual positioning of maxillary incisors.
  4. D. /f/, /w/ - distortion - bone class II.
  5. E. /sz/, /cz/ - distortion - anterior open bite.
Hint

/f/ and /v/ are made by touching the upper incisors to the lower lip — which skeletal pattern makes this contact difficult?

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