| Literature DB >> 24431759 |
Saurav Banerjee1, Surender Kumar2, Nabarun Chakraborty3, Tapas Gupta3, Ardhendu Banerjee3.
Abstract
Acquired palatal defects results from cancer resection, whereas cleft palate is the main cause of congenital defects. Both these condition leads to impaired speech intelligibility, seepage of nasal secretions into the oral cavity and vice versa while difficulty in swallowing and hyper nasality is also eminent. In this case report three different technique for treating velopharyngeal disorders have been described.Entities:
Keywords: Hyper nasality; Meatus obturator; Velopharyngeal insufficiency
Year: 2012 PMID: 24431759 PMCID: PMC3732705 DOI: 10.1007/s13191-012-0161-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Indian Prosthodont Soc ISSN: 0972-4052