Long-term Morphological Changes of the Velum and the Nasopharynx in Patients With Cleft Palate.
Takeshi HaradaTadashi YamanishiTakayuki KurimotoSetsuko UematsuYuri YamamotoNaoko InoueJuntaro NishioPublished in: The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (2021)
In patients with cleft palate, the soft palate length to pharyngeal depth ratio, which is involved in velopharyngeal closure, can change with age. Less soft palate length growth and unfavorable relationship between the soft palate and nasopharynx may be masked in early childhood but can manifest later on with age.
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