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J Coll Physicians Surg Pak · Dec 2019
Case ReportsPharyngeal Obturator Prosthetic Rehabilitation of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency.
- Muhammad Waseem Ullah Khan, Muhammad Asif Mushtaq, and Asif Ali Shah.
- Department of Prosthodontics, de'Montmorency College of Dentistry / Punjab Dental Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
- J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2019 Dec 1; 29 (12): 1225-1227.
AbstractCongenital or acquired defects of soft palate cause physical, functional and psychological disabilities. Surgical closure or prosthetic rehabilitation are the two treatment modalities. If surgery is contraindicated, prosthetic rehabilitation is the alternative treatment option. Pharyngeal obturator prosthesis provides adequate closure of the velopharyngeal insufficiency. In this case report, a young patient is treated for velopharyngeal insufficiency with pharyngeal obturator as the patient had refused to undergo surgical closure. The prosthesis was successfully fabricated and was evaluated for proper functioning. It improved speech, deglutition and psychological well-being of the patient.
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