Reconstruction of the Soft Palate In Oral Cancer to Repair an Operative Defect with Speech Aid Prosthesis: A Case Report

Autor: Chau-Hsiang Wang, I-Yeuh Huang, Je-Kang Du, Jen-Hao Chen, Huey-Er Lee, Ka-Wo Lee, Ju-Hui Wu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, Vol 23, Iss 10, Pp 536-540 (2007)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1607-551X
DOI: 10.1016/S1607-551X(08)70013-5
Popis: A soft palate defect may result from surgical resection, and its consequences could include hypernasal speech and nasal regurgitation of food and liquids. A speech aid prosthesis fabricated for patients can improve nasal emission during speech, and assist in preventing nasal regurgitation of food. This article presents a case of the reconstruction of a soft palate defect by prosthetic obturation.
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