PURPOSE: Hard palate trauma is a relatively infrequent occurrence compared with other craniofacial injuries. Several techniques of hard palate fracture repair have been described. To date, there is no consensus on the optimal management of this type of fracture. The purpose of this study was to compile and analyze studies describing hard palate fracture repair techniques with

Cleft lip and cleft palate has got a high incidence in Asian births. There are different techniques for closure of the cleft. The furlows double opposing Z-plasty repair of cleft palate was first described by Leonard Furlow in 1978. Here we present 2 case of cleft palate treated with Furlows double opposing Zplasty.

89 Velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) is a condition in which the velopharyngeal structures fail to close the nasal cavity while the patient is speaking. VPI usually presents in association with cleft palate, submucous cleft palate, palatal fistulae, adenoidectomy, and neuromuscular disorders; after cleft palate surgery; or after the removal of tumors. Adult onset VPI is uncommon, and relativel...

The speech unit segmentation is an important pre-processing step in the analysis of cleft palate speech. In Mandarin, one syllable is composed of two parts: initial and final. In cleft palate speech, the resonance disorders occur at the finals and the voiced initials, while the articulation disorders occur at the unvoiced initials. Thus, the initials and finals are the minimum speech units, whi...

OBJECTIVE Three-dimensional analysis of palate size and shape in patients with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) at the stage of permanent dentition. SUBJECTS Thirty randomly selected dental casts of boys approximately 15 years old with complete UCLP and 28 dental casts of normal boys of the same age. INTERVENTIONS All patients underwent lip repair according to Tennison with p...

introduction: schwannoma, or neurilemmoma, is a benign neoplasm of schwann cells that is extremely rare in the soft palate. herein we present a case of a soft palate schwannoma presenting with an ulcerated surface and purplish colour in a 12 year-old girl. this report also introduces a successful surgical technique for coverage of the defect left by surgery.

Kazakova, Irina, "Effects of Cleft Palate+/-Lip surgery and speech therapy on language development in children with cleft palate +/-lip.

Velopharyngeal incompetence is one of the contributing factors for speech disorders. This condition usually follows certain disorders like cleft palate, soft palate paralysis and neurologic disorders. Cleft palate is one of the major contributing factors for the velopharyngeal incompetence. Various treatment modalities have been proposed including prosthetic management, surgical correction and ...

Eighteen dogs were used to compare histopathological findings following excision of the soft palate using either a bipolar sealing device or a carbon dioxide laser. Histopathological comparisons were done at 48 and 96 hours after soft palate resection. Mean depths of tissue injury at 96 hours were 3.5 and 3.33 mm for bipolar sealing device and carbon dioxide laser, respectively. Control of hemo...