CASE REPORT: Palatal lift prosthesis for palatopharyngeal closure in Wilson's disease
This is a report of our work on a female patient with Wilson's disease who was treated for speech improvement. A palatal lift prosthesis was constructed to displace the soft palate superiorly and posteriorly and partially restore the functional deficiencies of palatopharyngeal insufficiency. Ce...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Orthodontics & craniofacial research 2003-05, Vol.6 (2), p.101-103 |
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| Sprache: | eng |
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| Zusammenfassung: | This is a report of our work on a female patient with Wilson's disease who was treated for speech improvement. A palatal lift prosthesis was constructed to displace the soft palate superiorly and posteriorly and partially restore the functional deficiencies of palatopharyngeal insufficiency. Cephalometric radiographs confirm the association between the displacement of the soft palate and speech improvement. |
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| ISSN: | 1601-6335 1601-6343 |
| DOI: | 10.1034/j.1600-0854.2003.c249.x |