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Aerodynamic evaluation of velopharyngeal incompetence in children with cleft palate
Fujita Medical Journal, 2016 Objectives: Treatment choices in children with cleft palate include maintenance of speech therapy or surgery for correction of hypernasality and articulation disorders caused by velopharyngeal insufficiency.
Hisayuki Kato +5 more
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The “Kite-t-FAMMIF”: A Novel Technique for Reconstruction of Extensive Soft Palate Resection
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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Retracted: A preliminary study on the quantification of soft palate movement using ultrasonography
Congenital Anomalies, Volume 63, Issue 3, Page 90-90, May 2023., 2023 Retraction: [Kumiko Fujiwara, Satoru Saitou, Naomi Nakamichi, Kei Tomihara, Hideyuki Hasegawa and Makoto Noguchi, A preliminary study on the quantification of soft palate movement using ultrasonography, Congenital Anomalies, in Early View: https://doi.org/10.1111/cga.12446]. The above article, published online on 7 October 2021 in Wiley Online Library (
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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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Contemporary Clinical Dentistry, 2015 Background: The purpose of this review was to assess the effectiveness of the buccal myomucosal flap in secondary repairs of cleft palate in 20 patients. Patients and Methods: Totally, 20 patients, who underwent secondary palatoplasty between 5 years and
Don Varghese +2 more
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The use of Sanskrit, an ancient language, as a tool to evaluate cleft palate speech problems
Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2007 Speech is a complex process. The evaluation of speech in an individual with cleft palate is difficult, and the existing classification of phonemes is complicated.
Gajiwala Kalpesh
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Is there an optimal resting velopharyngeal gap in operated cleft palate patients?
Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2013 Context: Videofluoroscopy in operated cleft palate patients. Aims: To determine the existence of an optimal resting velopharyngeal (VP) gap in operated cleft palate patients Settings and Design: A retrospective analysis of lateral view videofluoroscopy ...
Rajesh Yellinedi +1 more
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Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2021 Background Velopharyngeal incompetence (VPI) therapy for cleft palate (speech therapy alone, speech therapy using speech aids, or combined therapy such as speech therapy using a pharyngeal flap), is more effective in younger patients than in adult ...
Dong-Cheol Kang +5 more
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Journal of Cleft Lip Palate and Craniofacial AnomaliesIntroduction: Superiorly based pharyngeal flap is one of the most common surgical techniques described for surgical correction of velopharyngeal disorders. Being a technique-sensitive and owing to its associated complications, a simple technique has been
Ahmed Mahrous Mohamed +3 more
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Prosthodontics in velopharyngeal incompetence
The Journal of Indian Prosthodontic Society, 2007 The development of sophisticated surgical techniques and procedures in the past decade has greatly enhanced the rehabilitation of congenital cleft palate patients. However, some of these patients may present oral and / or systemic factors contraindicating surgical intervention.
Sandeep Kumar, Veena Hegde
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