Abstract:Background/purpose
The Passavant's ridge can be utilized as a guide landmark during obturator prosthesis fabrication, but there were no studies concerning about the prevalence of the ridge in East Asia region. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the occurrence of Passavant's ridge in patients with velopharyngeal insufficiency in a Taiwan Chinese population.
Materials and methods
It's a retrospective study that 91 patients with velopharyngeal insufficiency who rece… Show more
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