Reconstruction of the Soft Palate In Oral Cancer to Repair an Operative Defect with Speech Aid Prosthesis: A Case Report

Reconstruction of the Soft Palate In Oral Cancer to Repair an Operative Defect with Speech Aid Prosthesis: A Case Report

A soft palate defect may result from surgical resection, and its consequences could include hypernasal speech and nasal regurgitation of food and liquids. A speech aid prosthesis fabricated for patients can improve nasal emission during speech, and assist in preventing nasal regurgitation of food. T...

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Main Authors: Chau-Hsiang Wang, I-Yeuh Huang, Je-Kang Du, Jen-Hao Chen, Huey-Er Lee, Ka-Wo Lee, Ju-Hui Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2007-10-01
Series:Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Subjects:
nasal endoscopy
removable partial denture
soft palate defect
speech aid prosthesis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X08700135
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spelling doaj-3d78c4ea5cb84d7a8707e08f840ab9972020-11-24T21:26:06ZengWileyKaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences1607-551X2007-10-01231053654010.1016/S1607-551X(08)70013-5Reconstruction of the Soft Palate In Oral Cancer to Repair an Operative Defect with Speech Aid Prosthesis: A Case ReportChau-Hsiang Wang0I-Yeuh Huang1Je-Kang Du2Jen-Hao Chen3Huey-Er Lee4Ka-Wo Lee5Ju-Hui Wu6Faculty of Dentistry, College of Dental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, TaiwanFaculty of Dentistry, College of Dental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartments of Dentistry and Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, TaiwanFaculty of Dentistry, College of Dental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, TaiwanFaculty of Dentistry, College of Dental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartment of Otolaryngology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartments of Dentistry and Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, TaiwanA soft palate defect may result from surgical resection, and its consequences could include hypernasal speech and nasal regurgitation of food and liquids. A speech aid prosthesis fabricated for patients can improve nasal emission during speech, and assist in preventing nasal regurgitation of food. This article presents a case of the reconstruction of a soft palate defect by prosthetic obturation.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X08700135nasal endoscopyremovable partial denturesoft palate defectspeech aid prosthesis
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I-Yeuh Huang
Je-Kang Du
Jen-Hao Chen
Huey-Er Lee
Ka-Wo Lee
Ju-Hui Wu
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I-Yeuh Huang
Je-Kang Du
Jen-Hao Chen
Huey-Er Lee
Ka-Wo Lee
Ju-Hui Wu
Reconstruction of the Soft Palate In Oral Cancer to Repair an Operative Defect with Speech Aid Prosthesis: A Case Report
Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
nasal endoscopy
removable partial denture
soft palate defect
speech aid prosthesis
author_facet Chau-Hsiang Wang
I-Yeuh Huang
Je-Kang Du
Jen-Hao Chen
Huey-Er Lee
Ka-Wo Lee
Ju-Hui Wu
author_sort Chau-Hsiang Wang
title Reconstruction of the Soft Palate In Oral Cancer to Repair an Operative Defect with Speech Aid Prosthesis: A Case Report
title_short Reconstruction of the Soft Palate In Oral Cancer to Repair an Operative Defect with Speech Aid Prosthesis: A Case Report
title_full Reconstruction of the Soft Palate In Oral Cancer to Repair an Operative Defect with Speech Aid Prosthesis: A Case Report
title_fullStr Reconstruction of the Soft Palate In Oral Cancer to Repair an Operative Defect with Speech Aid Prosthesis: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Reconstruction of the Soft Palate In Oral Cancer to Repair an Operative Defect with Speech Aid Prosthesis: A Case Report
title_sort reconstruction of the soft palate in oral cancer to repair an operative defect with speech aid prosthesis: a case report
publisher Wiley
series Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
issn 1607-551X
publishDate 2007-10-01
description A soft palate defect may result from surgical resection, and its consequences could include hypernasal speech and nasal regurgitation of food and liquids. A speech aid prosthesis fabricated for patients can improve nasal emission during speech, and assist in preventing nasal regurgitation of food. This article presents a case of the reconstruction of a soft palate defect by prosthetic obturation.
topic nasal endoscopy
removable partial denture
soft palate defect
speech aid prosthesis
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X08700135
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