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Journal of Cleft Lip Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies, 2021 This systematic review compares conventional Le-fort I advancement (CLO), anterior maxillary segmental distraction (AMD) and distraction osteogenesis of maxilla (DOM) for the treatment of cleft maxillary hypoplasia in terms of the amount of maxillary ...
Taher Abbas Mistry, Abbas Mistry
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Tubomanometry in measurement of velopharyngeal closure: A pilot study
Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, Volume 8, Issue 2, Page 554-560, April 2023., 2023 Tubomanometry is a device used to assess Eustachian tube function. This is a novel report in utilizing this method to assess velopharyngeal closure. Expanding research in this field may expand our knowledge regarding velopharyngeal insufficiency as well as Eustachian tube dysfunction.
Miriam S. Teixeira +3 more
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Clinical application of palatal lift appliance in velopharyngeal incompetence
Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, 2011 The presence of nasal air leak in cleft palate patients with velopharyngeal incompetence leads to characteristic nasal snort. The efficacy of the palatal lift appliance in patients with adequate velopharyngeal tissue with incompetence was tested.
S Premkumar
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Clinical and Experimental Dental Research, Volume 9, Issue 1, Page 45-54, February 2023., 2023 Abstract Objectives Aramany's classification of postsurgical maxillectomy defects was introduced for partially edentulous situations, and has been widely used for education and effective communication among practitioners. Numerous classifications of maxillofacial defects, based on surgical procedure, resultant defects, or prosthodontist's perspective ...
Hatem Alqarni +4 more
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Relapse of Graves' disease with repetitive depression and dysphagia episodes: A case report
Clinical Case Reports, Volume 10, Issue 11, November 2022., 2022 An aged woman with depression presented with suffocation due to Graves' disease relapse. Apathetic thyrotoxicosis accompanies depression in the senile state. Thyrotoxicosis sometimes elicits myopathy and dysphagia. Clinicians should remember that dysphagia may be an onset symptom of hyperthyroidism accompanied by recurrent depression.
Koichi Sakakura
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Diagnosis and management of velopharyngeal insufficiency following cleft palate repair
Journal of Cleft Lip Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies, 2014 Background: Cleft lip and palate repair seeks to restore normal form, improve feeding and achieve normal speech, which requires velopharyngeal competence.
Michael S Gart, Arun K Gosain
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Journal of Cleft Lip Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies, 2017 Objectives: Velopharyngeal dysfunction (VPD) secondary to neuromuscular pathology is well recognized. Surgical treatment in these patients using palatoplasty or conventional sphincteric and posterior flap-based pharyngoplasty is often contraindicated as ...
Khurram Khan, Michael Cadier
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Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2018 Objective: To investigate the therapeutic effects of mechanical inspiration and expiration exercise using mechanical cough assist on velopharyngeal incompetence in patients with subacute stroke. Design: Pilot, randomized controlled study.
Kyung Won Jang +5 more
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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 +2 more
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Systematic Reviews, 2019 Background This systematic review aims to inform the development of a screening tool which pre-operatively predicts which children are likely to develop velopharyngeal insufficiency, one of the causes of poor speech outcomes, following cleft palate ...
David Sainsbury +7 more
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