VELOPHARYNGEAL FUNCTION OF AN APERT'S SYNDROME CHILD WITH CLEFT PALATE

Patient A. I. with Apert's syndrome, a 4-year and 5 month-old Japanese girl was described with velopharyngeal function after palatoplasty. She had palatoplasty on 2-year and 2 month-old at the clinic for Second Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Kyushu University Dental Hospital. After operation,...

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Published inPediatric Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Vol. 3; no. 2; pp. 107 - 112
Main Authors OKA, Masuichiro, TAKENOSHITA, Yasuharu, BEPPU, Kazunori
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published JAPANESE SOCIETY OF PEDIATRIC ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY 30.11.1993
Subjects
Apert's snyndrome
Cleft palate
Palatoplasty
Velopharyngeal function
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ISSN0917-5261
1884-6661
DOI10.11265/poms1991.3.107

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Summary:Patient A. I. with Apert's syndrome, a 4-year and 5 month-old Japanese girl was described with velopharyngeal function after palatoplasty. She had palatoplasty on 2-year and 2 month-old at the clinic for Second Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Kyushu University Dental Hospital. After operation, she had treated for speech for about 2 years. Now velopharyngeal function was sufficiently good. The causes of good progress were as follow, 1) There were no disturbance of mental development. 2) Roconstructions of soft palate was good. 3) The educations for the mother were effective.
ISSN:0917-5261
1884-6661
DOI:10.11265/poms1991.3.107