Background: A prosthetic approach to velopharyngeal dysfunction (VPD) is not new.
However, a collaborative interdisciplinary team approach by a speech‐and‐language …

Statement Of Problem. When surgical treatment is not considered an option, prosthetic
management of velopharyngeal insufficiency is carried out by means of a speech-aid …

The velopharynx is a tridimensional muscular valve located between the oral and nasal
cavities, consisting of the lateral and posterior pharyngeal walls and the soft palate, and …

Background The aim of this study was to evaluate speech outcomes following surgical
intervention for velopharyngeal dysfunction (VPD). Perceptual speech outcome data were …

Velopharyngeal incompetence is a contributing factor for speech disorders, and other
frequently accompanying disorders, such as cleft palate, congenital paralysis of the soft …

The velopharyngeal port is the area bounded by the soft palate, the posterior pharyngeal
wall and the lateral pharyngeal walls. Insufficient closure of this port will lead to leakage of …

Velopharyngeal dysfunction (VPD) is a generic term which describes a set of disorders
resulting in the leakage of air into the nasal passages during speech production. As a result …

Some patients presenting velopharyngeal dysfunction need treatment with a palatal
prosthesis, and few researches attempt to evaluate the judgement of its efficacy. For that …

Objective: This systematic review sought to evaluate the consensus in the literature
regarding the surgical management of VPD and to determine whether a particular procedure …

Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess the effect of a palatal lift prosthesis (PLP) on
the speech intelligibility of cleft palate patients treated with pharyngeal flap surgery, the …