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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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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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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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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 flexible multivariate random effects proportional odds model with application to adverse effects during radiation therapy [PDF]
, 2016 Radiation therapy in patients with head and neck cancer has a toxic effect on mucosa, the soft tissue in and around the mouth. Hence mucositis is a serious common side effect and is a condition characterized by pain and inflammation of the surface of the mucosa.
Augustin, Nicole +5 more
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A Comprehensive Study of Soft Palate Development in Mice.
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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Soft Palate Modification Using a Collagen Crosslinking Reagent for Equine Dorsal Displacement of the Soft Palate and Other Upper Airway Breathing Disorders [PDF]
International Journal of Biomaterials, 2019 The mechanical properties of the soft palate can be associated with breathing abnormalities. Dorsal displacement of the soft palate (DDSP) is a naturally occurring equine soft palate disorder caused by displacement of the caudal edge of the soft palate ...
Stephanie Hunt +5 more
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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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Digital cephalometric analysis illustrating morphological variation of the soft palate
Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology, 2015 Introduction and Objectives: The soft palate plays a vital role in velopharyngeal closure which is strongly dependent on a close coordination of the velum and the contiguous pharyngeal structures. It is reasonable to hypothesize that these structures may
Tanya Khaitan +5 more
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Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology, 2015 Aims and Objectives: The morphology of soft palate has variable presentations on lateral cephalometry. The aim of our study was to investigate the correlation between various shapes of soft palate and types of malocclusion in different gender groups ...
Deepak Samdani, Anjali Saigal, Esha Garg
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