Failure of the soft palate to reach
the posterior pharyngeal wall. It may be
caused by cleft palate surgery, palatal or pharyngeal abnormalities or injury,
or neuromuscular dysfunction of the velopharyngeal sphincter. It causes hypernasality of speech.
The effects of Le Fort I osteotomies on velopharyngeal and speech functions in cleft patients.
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Comparison of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
in children with cleft palate following Furlow palatoplasty or pharyngeal flap for velopharyngeal insufficiency.
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Obturation of the partial soft palate defect.
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Velopharyngeal incompetence: a guide for clinical evaluation.
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Longitudinal investigation of soft palate and nasopharyngeal airway relations in different rotation types.
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Frequency of pharyngoplasty after primary repair of cleft palate.
>Free Full Text(J Can Dent Assoc.)
Intravelar veloplasty in cleft lip, alveolus and palate and outcome of speech and language acquisition: a prospective study.
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>Full Text(J Craniomaxillofac Surg.)
Alternative impression technique for a speech-aid prosthesis.
>Full Text(Cleft Palate Craniofac J.)
The relationship between the characteristics of speech and velopharyngeal gap size.
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Hard and soft palate reconstruction.
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Management of velopharyngeal dysfunction: differential diagnosis for differential management.
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Velopharyngoplasty and tonsillectomy: whether to perform them simultaneously.
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Palatal lift prosthesis for palatopharyngeal closure in Wilson's disease.
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Long-term results after velopharyngoplasty.
>Abstract(Mund Kiefer Gesichtschir.)
Specific language impairment in children with velocardiofacial syndrome: four case studies.
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Risk factors for poor dental arch relationships in young children born with unilateral cleft lip and palate.
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Furlow palatoplasty--experiences with 114 consecutive cases.
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Impact of malocclusion and orthognathic reconstruction surgery on resonance and articulatory function: an examination of variability in five cases.
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>Full Text(Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg.)
Change in levator veli palatini muscle activity for patients with cleft palate in association with placement of a speech-aid prosthesis.
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>Full Text(Cleft Palate Craniofac J.)
Rehabilitation of patients with congenital unrepaired cleft palate defects using free iliac crest bone grafts and dental implants.
>Abstract(Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants.)
