Classification of congenital velopharyngeal insufficiency
- VernacularTitle:先天性腭咽闭合功能不全的临床分类
- Author:
Yilai WU
;
Guomin WANG
;
Yang CHEN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Velopharyngeal insufficiency;
Hypernasality;
Velocardiofacial syndrome;
Voice disorders
- From:
Journal of Practical Stomatology
2001;0(03):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective: To study the classification of congenital velopharyngeal insufficiency(CVPⅠ).Methods:30 patients with CVPI were divided into 2 groups.The patients in group I were with submucous cleft palate,those in group Ⅱwere without noticible abnormality.A11 patients received oral examination and 1ateral cephalogram examination. ANS-PNS(1ength of hard palate),PNS-U(velar 1ength),PNS-PPW(pharyngeal depth),SPT(thickness of soft palate),need ratio, elongation and upward angle of soft palate were measured. Results:PNS-U was shorter and PNS-PPW was longer in the patients than in the health controls (P
