This Article  • References  • Full text PDF  • Send to a friend  • Save in My Folder  • Save to citation manager  • Permissions  Citing Articles  • Contact me when this article is cited  Related Content  • Similar articles in this journal  Social Bookmarking   What's this?

I. J. WOLF, M.D.

Am J Dis Child. 1937;54(3):520-528.

	Since this article does not have an abstract, we have provided the first 150 words of the full text PDF and any section headings.

The relation which malocclusion bears to sigmatism is still a controversial question. No one will deny that malocclusion may cause sigmatism, but its importance has been minimized by some and exaggerated by others. I believe that malocclusion does play an important rôle in sigmatism. It is my purpose not only to present some statistical evidence concerning the relation of malocclusion to sigmatism but to attempt to clarify the rôle which malocclusion plays in sigmatism. Before proceeding with this task it is necessary to state a few elementary definitions. Sigmatism may be defined as the faulty articulation of s or the sounds related to it (sh, z, zh, ch and j), or the interchange of these sounds among themselves or with other sounds. For instance, s may lack its normal sharpness or be too sharp or whistling. On the other hand, s may be replaced by another sound, such as th, . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Associate Pediatrician, Nathan and Miriam Barnert Memorial Hospital PATERSON, N. J.

CiteULike    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter     What's this?