Sex Differences in Velopharyngeal Anatomy of 9- and 10-Year-Old Children.
Jamie L PerryMyoung Keun LeeNeda TahmasebifardImani R GilbertTaylor D SnodgrassJohn R ShafferEshan Pua SchleifSeth M WeinbergPublished in: Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR (2023)
Results suggest the presence of sexual dimorphism in the VP mechanism among 9- and 10-year-old children. These findings emphasize the necessity of using different normative data for males and females when making comparisons to patients with cleft palate.