MANAGEMENT OF VELOPHARYNGEAL DEFECT BY SPEECH AID PROSTHESIS - A CASE REPORT
Dr. Sudipta Garain
, Dr. Anjali Sulabha Nair , Dr. Uttam Kumar Sen , Dr. Shambaditya Pahari
Velopharynx, Velopharyngeal insufficiency, Palatopharyngeal sphincter, Hypernasality of speech, Velopharyngeal closure, Pharyngeal obturator, Hollow bulb obturator
Velopharyngeal (VP) insufficiency is a defect of the soft palate which renders the palatopharyngeal sphincter incomplete. In cases where a surgically repaired soft palate is too short to contact the pharyngeal walls during function, speech aid prosthesis or speech bulbs are optimum choices of treatment. This case report elaborates the correction of hypernasality of speech associated with VP insufficiency, by means of speech aid prosthesis. This speech bulb is a extension of heat cure acrylic material into the defect area making a barrier between oral and nasal cavity. This improved the hypernasality, speech, comfort, retention, and overall patient acceptance.
"MANAGEMENT OF VELOPHARYNGEAL DEFECT BY SPEECH AID PROSTHESIS - A CASE REPORT", IJSDR - International Journal of Scientific Development and Research (www.IJSDR.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.8, Issue 3, page no.58 - 62, March-2023, Available :https://ijsdr.org/papers/IJSDR2303012.pdf
Volume 8
Issue 3,
March-2023
Pages : 58 - 62
Paper Reg. ID: IJSDR_204286
Published Paper Id: IJSDR2303012
Downloads: 000347301
Research Area: Medical Science
Country: Birbhum, West Bengal, India
DOI: http://doi.one/10.1729/Journal.34064
ISSN: 2455-2631 | IMPACT FACTOR: 9.15 Calculated By Google Scholar | ESTD YEAR: 2016
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