Current Controversies in Diagnosis and Management of Cleft Palate and Velopharyngeal Insufficiency.

ABSTRACT:

Background

One of the most controversial topics concerning cleft palate is the diagnosis and treatment of velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI).

Objective

This paper reviews current genetic aspects of cleft palate, imaging diagnosis of VPI, the planning of operations for restoring velopharyngeal function during speech, and strategies for speech pathology treatment of articulation disorders in patients with cleft palate.

Materials and methods

An updated review of the scientific literature concerning genetic aspects of cleft palate was carried out. Current strategies for assessing and treating articulation disorders associated with cleft palate were analyzed. Imaging procedures for assessing velopharyngeal closure during speech were reviewed, including a recent method for

SUBMITTER: Ysunza PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4529889 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature