Palatal lift prosthesis
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palatal-lift-prosthesis-243-4133622
title:
Palatal lift prosthesis
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A palatal lift prosthesis is a prosthesis that addresses a condition referred to as palatopharyngeal incompetence. Palatopharyngeal incompetence broadly refers to a muscular inability to sufficiently close the port between the nasopharynx and oropharynx during speech and/or swallowing. An inability to adequately close the palatopharyngeal port during speech results in hypernasalance that, depending upon its severity, can render speakers difficult to understand or unintelligible. The potential fo
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palatal_lift_prosthesis
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2023-06-03T23:11:53Z
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