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Stomatognathic Diseases > Stomatognathic System Abnormalities > Mouth Abnormalities > Velopharyngeal Insufficiency
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Congenital Abnormalities > Stomatognathic System Abnormalities > Mouth Abnormalities > Velopharyngeal Insufficiency
Stomatognathic Diseases > Mouth Diseases > Mouth Abnormalities > Velopharyngeal Insufficiency
Stomatognathic Diseases > Pharyngeal Diseases > Velopharyngeal Insufficiency
Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases > Pharyngeal Diseases > Velopharyngeal Insufficiency

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Velopharyngeal Insufficiency  

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  • Failure of the SOFT PALATE to reach the posterior pharyngeal wall to close the opening between the oral and nasal cavities. Incomplete velopharyngeal closure is primarily related to surgeries (ADENOIDECTOMY; CLEFT PALATE) or an incompetent PALATOPHARYNGEAL SPHINCTER. It is characterized by hypernasal speech.

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Etiquetas alternativas

  • Inadequate Velopharyngeal Closure
  • Palatopharyngeal Incompetence
  • Velopharyngeal Incompetence

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-WCNH25J9-3

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