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Creating a Superiorly Based Pharyngeal Flap: Is Prominence of C1 Superior Enough, and Will Adenoid Pad Be in the Way? [PDF]

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Background:. Positioning the pharyngeal flap base high along the posterior pharyngeal wall is essential for optimizing speech outcomes. Objective data on where to place the flap base are lacking.
Thomas J. Sitzman, MD, MPH, Jessica L. Chee-Williams, MS, Taylor D. Snodgrass, MS, Imani R. Gilbert, MS, Travis T. Tollefson, MD, MPH, Davinder J. Singh, MD, Jamie L. Perry, PhD   +6 more
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Evaluation of pharyngeal airway changes & velopharyngeal function following Le-fort I osteotomy in cleft lip and palate patients- a systematic review & meta analysis [PDF]

Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research
Background: Le-Fort I osteotomy is commonly performed in cleft lip and palate patients to correct maxillary discrepancies, potentially influencing pharyngeal airway dimensions and velopharyngeal function.
Eldo Babu, Parvathy Ghosh, K. Sarika, Anju James, N.K. Sapna Varma, V.V. Ajith   +5 more
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The role of intravelar veloplasty in primary cleft palate repair [PDF]

Zanco Journal of Medical Sciences, 2018
Background and objective: The presence of a cleft palate introduces feeding difficulties, problems in speech development, and the possibility of impaired facial growth. Intravelar veloplasty aids to gain functional repair of the palate.
Hadal Kamal Malki, Sabir Osman Mustafa
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Myomucosal resection and direct closure of the posterior pharyngeal wall (Mahrous Technique as a novel technique for surgical correction of patients having velopharyngeal disorders). [PDF]

Minia Journal of Medical Research, 2020
Different surgical techniques have been described for surgical correction of patients having velopharyngeal disorders according to the pattern of closure of the velopharyngeal sphincter.
Ahmed Mahrous, Haytham Mamdoh, Effat Zaky, Marwa Abd El Wahab, Doaa Mousa, Zeinab Khalaf   +5 more
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Speech outcome evaluation in post-cleft palate closure patients with two flaps pushback technique

Majalah Kedokteran Gigi Indonesia, 2022
Speech quality is an essential output in assessing the success of a palatoplasty. The goal of a palatoplasty is not merely to create a simple anatomical closure of the palate, but also to create an adequate velopharyngeal mechanism for a normal speech ...
Irma Kusumawati, Andri Hardianto, Agus Nurwiadh   +2 more
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Research progress in evaluating velopharyngeal structures and functions by magnetic resonance imaging

口腔疾病防治, 2019
Normal development of the velopharyngeal structures is key to obtaining good velopharyngeal closure. In the assessment of velopharyngeal closure and normal pronunciation, a variety of instruments can be used to detect and assist in the diagnosis of ...
DING Fugen, HE Wei, SONG Qinggao
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Nasendoscopic Findings of Velopharyngeal Sphincter in Operated Cleft Palate Patients: Is It Different than Normal Population

Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2019
Objective This study was aimed for nasendoscopic assessment of velopharyngeal sphinteric closure in patients with operated cleft palate and to compare it with normal population.
Akangsha Sharma, Shamendra Anand Sahu, Karoon Agrawal   +2 more
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Pearls and pitfalls in contemporary management of marginal velopharyngeal inadequacy among children with cleft palate

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023
Marginal velopharyngeal inadequacy (MVPI) is a particular status of velopharyngeal closure after cleft palate repair. The physiological and phonological characteristics of patients with MVPI are significantly different from those with typical ...
Qirong Mao, Jingtao Li, Xing Yin
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Correlation of Vocal Intensity with Velopharyngeal Closing Mechanism in Individuals with and without Complaint of Velopharyngeal Dysfunction

International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2016
Introduction Velopharyngeal sphincter is a portion of the muscle of the palatopharyngeal arch that is capable of separating the oral cavity from the nasal cavity.
Karina Girelli, Sady Selaimen de Costa, Marcus Vinícius Martins Collares, Silvia Dornelles   +3 more
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Palatopharyngeal obturator prosthesis – A substitute for a dynamic separator: A technique

The Journal of Indian Prosthodontic Society, 2022
The dynamic of velopharyngeal sphincter mechanism is a complex motor skill involving coordination of soft palate and posterior and lateral pharyngeal walls. At rest, the soft palate drapes downward so that the oropharynx and the nasopharynx open allowing
Meenakshi Akshayalingam, Kavi Malar, A Lenapriya   +2 more
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