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Dynamic activation of Wnt, Fgf, and Hh signaling during soft palate development.
PLoS ONE, 2019 The soft palate is a key component of the oropharyngeal complex that is critical for swallowing, breathing, hearing and speech. However, complete functional restoration in patients with cleft soft palate remains a challenging task.
Eva Janečková +4 more
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Folded Radial Forearm Free Flap for the Reconstruction of Total Soft Palate Defects: Operative Technique [PDF]
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2023 Background:. The surgical plan to reconstruct the palate must be carefully prepared given the morphological peculiarity of the soft palate forming both the roof of the mouth and the floor of the nasal cavity.
Riccardo Nocini, MD +5 more
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Application of Berlin questionnaire in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome through soft palate morphology types [PDF]
Journal of Education and Health Promotion, 2022 Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a sleep disorder characterized by intermittent complete and partial airway collapse, resulting in frequent episodes of apnea and hypopnea. The Berlin questionnaire (BQ) is a simple, inexpensive instrument used
Imit P Saluja +5 more
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A Comprehensive Study of Soft Palate Development in Mice. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Cleft palate is one of the most common congenital birth defects. Tremendous efforts have been made over the last decades towards understanding hard palate development. However, little is known about soft palate morphogenesis and myogenesis.
Alexandre Grimaldi +2 more
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International Journal of Dentistry, 2017 Aim. To determine the prevalence of type of soft palate in targeted population. Materials and Methods. Using computer technology in dentistry, intraoral digital scanner, and 3D analysis software tool, study was conducted.
Saurabh Chaturvedi +4 more
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Pan Afr Med J, 2022 Hematoma is an abnormal collection of blood outside the blood vessel. It occurs due to trauma or injury to the blood vessels. If there is great pressure within the blood vessel, the blood will continue to leak through the damaged wall and the hematoma will expand.
Baalann KP, Gurunathan N.
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A rat model for muscle regeneration in the soft palate. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 BACKGROUND: Children with a cleft in the soft palate have difficulties with speech, swallowing, and sucking. Despite successful surgical repositioning of the muscles, optimal function is often not achieved.
Paola L Carvajal Monroy +6 more
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Indian Journal of Surgery, 2013 Schwannomas are relatively uncommon, slow-growing benign neoplasms that can arise from any cranial, peripheral or autonomic nerves. These neoplasms are derived from Schwann cells. The involvement of the palate is a rare presentation although there have been a few reported cases of schwannomas arising in the tongue.
Sandhya Venkatachala +2 more
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Complete Agenesis of Right Half of Soft Palate—A Case Report [PDF]
Indian Journal of Plastic SurgeryAgenesis of soft palate is an extremely rare occurrence and is usually seen in conjunction with other congenital anomalies like Nager syndrome, Treacher Collins syndrome, and multiple congenital anomalies.
Ishan Agnihotri, Bibhuti Bhusan Nayak
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The “Kite-t-FAMMIF”: A Novel Technique for Reconstruction of Extensive Soft Palate Resection [PDF]
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2022 Summary:. Total soft palate reconstruction is a challenge for the head and neck surgeon. Velopharyngeal incompetence resulting from soft palate resection impairs both speech and swallowing and significantly affects the quality of life of the patients ...
Olindo Massarelli, MD, PhD, FEBOMFS +1 more
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