Change in levator veli palatini muscle activity of normal speakers in association with elevation of the velum using an experimental palatal lift prosthesis

Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 449-454

  Tachimura, T ^a   Nohara, K ^a   Fujita, Y ^a   Hara, H ^a   Wada, T ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Levator veli palatini; Palatal lift; Velopharynx; Velum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CLEFT PALATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; SOFT PALATE; SPEECH ARTICULATION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; PALATAL MUSCLES; PALATE, SOFT; PHARYNGEAL MUSCLES; PHONETICS; PRESSURE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SPEECH; SPEECH THERAPY; STATISTICS; TRANSDUCERS, PRESSURE; VELOPHARYNGEAL INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 0034852406     PISSN: 10556656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1597/1545-1569(2001)038<0449:CILVPM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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