Role of mri in detection of repaired cleft palate muscles and correlation to speech

ABSTRACT

Background: Cleft palate is a birth defect when the roof of the mouth contains an opening into the nose. It occurs in about 12 per 1000 births. These disorders can result in speech disorders, feeding problems and frequent ear infections. It is the result of tissues of the face not joining properly during development. Speech therapy and dental care may also be needed. Approximately 30 percent of patients having undergone cleft palate repair require secondary surgery for velopharyngeal dysfunction. Magnetic resonance imaging [MRI] is one of the common used tests in variable fields of medicine and surgery. Now trials are done for use of MRI in the postpalatoplasty velopharyngeal dysfunction patients