Speech therapy for compensatory articulations and velopharyngeal function: a case report

The objective of this study was to describe the process of intensive speech therapy for a 6-year-old child using compensatory articulations while presenting with velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) and a history of cleft lip and palate. The correction of VPI was temporarily done with a pharyngeal obt...

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Main Authors: Nachale Helen Maciel Bispo, Melina Evangelista Whitaker, Homero Carneiro Aferri, Josiane Denardi Alves Neves, Jeniffer de Cássia Rillo Dutka, Maria Inês Pegoraro-Krook
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo 2011-12-01
Series:Journal of Applied Oral Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-77572011000600023