Nasal speaking valve: A device for managing velopharyngeal incompetence

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 73-78

  Suwaki, M ^a   Nanba, K ^a   Ito, E ^b   Kumakura, I ^b   Minagi, S ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KAWASAKI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL WELFARE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dysarthria; Hypernasality; Intelligibility; Palatal lift prosthesis; Speech; Velopharyngeal incompetence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MALE; NOSE CAVITY; PALATOPHARYNGEAL INCOMPETENCE; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; PROSTHESIS; SPEECH ANALYSIS; SPEECH DISORDER; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; NASAL CAVITY; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SPEECH DISORDERS; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; VELOPHARYNGEAL INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 38049125908     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: 13652842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2007.01800.x     Document Type: Article

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