Interim palatal lift prosthesis as a constituent of multidisciplinary approach in the treatment of velopharyngeal incompetence

Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 243-247

  Raj, Neerja ^a   Raj, Vineet ^a   Aeran, Himanshu ^b  

^a Saraswati Dental College and Hospital   (India)

^b Seema Dental College and Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Palatal lift prosthesis; Speech therapy; Velopharyngeal incompetence; Velopharyngeal insufficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883147662     PISSN: 20057806     EISSN: 20057814     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4047/jap.2012.4.4.243     Document Type: Article

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