Clinical Usefulness of Human-Computer Interface for Training Targeted Facial Expression: Application to Patients with Cleft Lip and/or Palate
説明
This study is toward introducing a treatment modality into clinical practice to manage facial expression. In particular, it focused on facial expression training, which has recently attracted attention. Facial expression training teaches the patient to move the facial muscles on his or her own initiative. The experiment was for patients with cleft lip and/or palate and the intent was to introduce facial expression training into clinical practice in order to determine the possibility of using the support interface. The study was planned and conducted in 2 phases. Phase 1 results demonstrated the possibility of introducing facial expression training using the method proposed in this study. In the future, by analyzing the results of the Phase 2 experiment, the usefulness of the support interface for facial expression training proposed in this study will be further examined.
