Clinical study on velopharyngeal function after maxillary advancement / 中华口腔医学杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore possible alterations in velopharyngeal function after maxillary advancement.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Ten patients (3 secondary deformity of cleft palate, 7 maxillary retrusion) had maxillary advancement surgery. Pre- and post-operative examinations consisted of lateral cephalometric radiography, nasopharyngoscopy and speech recording.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>There was no significant changes on speech or velopharyngeal competence after maxillary advancement. Cleft palate patients appeared slight hypernasality and nasal emission.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Good velopharyngeal function pre-operation is not affected after the surgery of maxillary advancement.</p>