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Prevalence of Voice Disorders and Correlation Between Hypernasality and Acoustic Characteristics in Children With Cleft Lip and Palate [PDF]

Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology
Objective To determine the prevalence of voice disorders, relationships between voice disorders and hypernasality, patterns of compensatory articulation disorders (CAD), acoustic characteristics, and associated factors in children with cleft palate with ...
Nalinee Deengam, Benjamas Prathanee, Chanticha Laohakittikul   +2 more
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Leveraging large language models for automated detection of velopharyngeal dysfunction in patients with cleft palate [PDF]

Frontiers in Digital Health
BackgroundHypernasality, a hallmark of velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI), is a speech disorder with significant psychosocial and functional implications.
Myranda Uselton Shirk, Catherine Dang, Jaewoo Cho, Hanlin Chen, Lily Hofstetter, Jack Bijur, Claiborne Lucas, Andrew James, Ricardo-Torres Guzman, Andrea Hiller, Noah Alter, Amy Stone, Maria Powell, Matthew E. Pontell, Matthew E. Pontell   +14 more
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Clinical Outcomes after Cleft Palate Repair at a Major Referral Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia [PDF]

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Background:. The two most common complications after primary palatoplasty are oronasal fistula and velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI). To the best of our knowledge, there have been no studies examining postpalatoplasty speech outcomes in Ethiopia ...
Zenebe Teklu Gebremariyam, MD, FCS-ECSA, Mekonen Eshete, MD, PHD, FCS-ECSA, Atakiltie Baraki, MD, FCS-ECSA   +2 more
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Cephalometric predictors of hypernasality and nasal air emission

Journal of Applied Oral Science, 2021
During times of increasingly recognized importance of interprofessional practices, professionals in Medicine, Dentistry, and Speech Pathology areas cooperate to optimize treatment of velopharyngeal dysfunction (VPD), after primary palatoplasty for ...
María Alicia DENEGRI, Patrick Pedreira SILVA, Maria Inês PEGORARO-KROOK, Terumi Okada OZAWA, Renato Yassutaka Faria YAEDU, Jeniffer de Cássia Rillo DUTKA   +5 more
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Effectiveness of the Superiorly Based Pharyngeal Flap in Treating Velopharyngeal Insufficiency

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2022
Background:. Velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) is a condition characterized by failure of the posterior part of the soft palate to reach the pharyngeal wall and separate the nasopharynx from the oropharynx during speech and swallowing.
Sari M. Rabah, FRCSC, Fahad Saeed Alkahtani, MBBS, Abdulaziz Jarman, FRCSC, Latifa Aljohar, SLP, BCaBA, Alanood Alhargan, MBBS, Ali Abdulaziz Almalaq, FRCSC   +5 more
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Can a pharyngeal bulb prosthesis eliminate hypernasal speech in individuals with hypodynamic velopharynx?

Revista CEFAC, 2022
Purpose: to investigate the effectiveness of a pharyngeal bulb prosthesis to eliminate hypernasality in patients with operated cleft palate presenting with diagnosis of hypodynamic velopharynx.
Ana Julia dos Passos Rizatto, Monica Moraes Waldemarin Lopes, Olivia Mesquita Vieira de Souza, Homero Carneiro Aferri, Maria Daniela Borro Pinto, Melina Evangelista Whitaker, Jeniffer de Cassia Rillo Dutka, Laura Katarine Félix de Andrade, Maria Inês Pegoraro-Krook   +8 more
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Pharyngeal bulb prosthesis and speech outcome in patients with cleft palate

Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2022
Introduction: Individuals with cleft palate can present with velopharyngeal dysfunction after primary palatoplasty and require a secondary treatment due to insufficiency.
Maria Inês Pegoraro-Krook, Raquel Rodrigues Rosa, Homero C. Aferri, Laura Katarine Félix de Andrade, Jeniffer de C.R. Dutka   +4 more
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Comparative Effectiveness of Secondary Furlow and Buccal Myomucosal Flap Lengthening to Treat Velopharyngeal Insufficiency

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2023
Background:. Secondary Furlow (Furlow) and buccal myomucosal flaps (BMMF) treat velopharyngeal insufficiency by lengthening the palate and retropositioning the levator veli palatini muscles.
Thomas J. Sitzman, MD, MPH, Jamie L. Perry, PhD, Taylor D. Snodgrass, MS, M’hamed Temkit, PhD, Davinder J. Singh, MD, Jessica L. Williams, MS   +5 more
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Diathermy versus surgical technique methods of adenotonsillectomy and its effect on voice in children [PDF]

Minia Journal of Medical Research, 2022
Background: The vocal tract, which starts from the glottis and extends to the lips is considered as resonator for speech production. Enlarged palatine tonsils may cause hypernasal speech, oral breathing or muffled voice.
Noha Hazem, Effat Zaki, Osama Galal, Adel Abdel-Baky   +3 more
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Auditory-perceptual training for the assessment of hypernasality in cleft palate speakers: an integrative literature review

Revista CEFAC, 2023
Purpose: to describe the auditory-perceptual training for the assessment of hypernasality in individuals with cleft lip and palate. Methods: an integrative literature review in the databases Virtual Health Library, SciELO, and PubMed, aimed to answer ...
Flora Taube Manicardi, Gisele Fonseca do Carmo, Beatriz Campanine Geremias, Sofia Sampaio Pimentel, Jeniffer de Cássia Rillo Dutka, Viviane Cristina de Castro Marino   +5 more
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