Nasopharyngoscopy in palatopharyngeal prosthetic rehabilitation: A preliminary report

International Journal of Prosthodontics

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 383-388

  Rieger, Jana M ^a,b   Zalmanowitz, Jana G ^a,b   Wolfaardt, John F ^a,b  

^a Misericordia Community Hospital   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CHILD; DENTAL IMPRESSION; ENDOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNX; PALATOPHARYNGEAL INCOMPETENCE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHARYNX; PHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOFT PALATE; SPEECH DISORDER; SPEECH PERCEPTION; SWALLOWING; TOOTH PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOICE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DEGLUTITION; DENTAL IMPRESSION TECHNIQUE; DENTAL PROSTHESIS DESIGN; ENDOSCOPES; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNX; PALATAL OBTURATORS; PALATE, SOFT; PHARYNX; RESPIRATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPEECH DISORDERS; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VELOPHARYNGEAL INSUFFICIENCY; VOICE QUALITY;

EID: 33746864088     PISSN: 08932174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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