Objective To evaluate the otologic and audiologic status of 50 children with repaired cleft lip,
cleft palate, or both in Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey. Design Audiometric and …

Objective The aims of this study were to examine nasalance score variation for normal adult
Japanese speakers of Mid-West dialect and the gender difference in average mean …

The purpose of this investigation was to study changes of velopharyngeal function between
the ages of 3 and 8 years. The subjects were 65 (30 girls and 35 boys) Finnish-speaking …

Objective: Speech-correcting surgeries (pharyngoplasty) are performed to correct
velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI). This study aimed to analyze the need for speech …

Fifty patients with clefts (30 unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP), 9 bilateral cleft lip and
palate (BCLP), and 11 cleft palate only (CP), mean age 25 years) treated with Le Fort I …

Abstract Development of normal speech is the primary goal of successful palatoplasty. The
purpose of this study was to determine the importance of the contribution of vomer flap to …

The quality of speech is an important outcome measure of the success of primary surgery for
clefts of the palate. A competent velopharyngeal mechanism is essential for normal speech …

Abstract Development of the dental arches from 3 to 6 years of age was followed in 120
children with isolated cleft palate (ICP) and in 50 non-cleft (NONC) children. In 60 of the ICP …

Thirty-seven oral cancer patients were studied an average of 4 years after primary surgical
treatment of the tumor. The patients' speech-motor and phonatory functions and speech …

Objective This study was designed to examine whether nasalance score is changed in
association with placement of a palatal lift prosthesis (PLP) and whether normative data …