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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Eur J Dent 2010; 04(01): 081-087
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1697813
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European Journal of Dentistry

Prosthetic Rehabilitation of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency: Pharyngeal Obturator Prostheses with Different Retention Mechanisms

Suleyman Hakan Tuna
a   Department of Prosthodontics, Dentistry School, University of Taubate, Taubate-SP, Brazil
,
Gurel Pekkan
b   Department of Dentistry, Dumlupinar University, Kutahya, Turkiye
,
Hasan Onder Gumus
c   Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkiye
,
Alper Aktas
d   Department of Oral Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkiye
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30 September 2019 (online)

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ABSTRACT

Pharyngeal obturator prostheses restore the congenital or acquired defects of the soft palate and allow adequate closure of palatopharyngeal sphincter. Two patients with soft palate defect and subsequent velopharyngeal insufficiency were rehabilitated using pharyngeal obturator prostheses which had different retention mechanisms. Since it is necessary for swallowing and intelligible speech, the patients were examined in terms of adequate velopharyngeal closure after prosthetic treatment. The results were satisfying for both the patients and physicians. (Eur J Dent 2010;4:81-87)

Key words

Pharyngeal obturator - Velopharyngeal insufficiency - Hypernasality - Retention
 

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