Clinical application of palatal lift appliance in velopharyngeal incompetence
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. Speech quality improved after the wearing of palatal...
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2011-01-01
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| description | 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. Speech quality improved after the wearing of palatal lift appliance. Palatal lift appliances are simple and efficient in reducing the nasal air leak. Ongoing speech therapy is necessary and advised for patients receiving palatal lift. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7bf4a057f0134640afa3ad4d4e28f0212022-12-22T00:31:35ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry0970-43881998-39052011-01-01296707310.4103/0970-4388.90746Clinical application of palatal lift appliance in velopharyngeal incompetenceS PremkumarThe 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. Speech quality improved after the wearing of palatal lift appliance. Palatal lift appliances are simple and efficient in reducing the nasal air leak. Ongoing speech therapy is necessary and advised for patients receiving palatal lift.http://www.jisppd.com/article.asp?issn=0970-4388;year=2011;volume=29;issue=6;spage=70;epage=73;aulast=PremkumarPalatal lift appliancespeech and cleftvelopharyngeal incompetence |
| spellingShingle | S Premkumar Clinical application of palatal lift appliance in velopharyngeal incompetence Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry Palatal lift appliance speech and cleft velopharyngeal incompetence |
| title | Clinical application of palatal lift appliance in velopharyngeal incompetence |
| title_full | Clinical application of palatal lift appliance in velopharyngeal incompetence |
| title_fullStr | Clinical application of palatal lift appliance in velopharyngeal incompetence |
| title_full_unstemmed | Clinical application of palatal lift appliance in velopharyngeal incompetence |
| title_short | Clinical application of palatal lift appliance in velopharyngeal incompetence |
| title_sort | clinical application of palatal lift appliance in velopharyngeal incompetence |
| topic | Palatal lift appliance speech and cleft velopharyngeal incompetence |
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