Chapter 7 - Cleft Lip and Palate Flashcards
What percentage of affected individuals have clefts of one or both sides of the lip?
25%
What percentage have have palate only?
25%
Oral-facial clefts are the ___ most common birth defect.
Fourth (1 out of every 750 live births of European Americans)
How many weeks does it take for the whole process to be complete?
9 weeks
Does lip or palate formation begin first?
Palate
These characteristics describe what?
- Notch in hard palate
- Thin/blueish middle of velum
- Bifid uvula
Submucous cleft
Back of the throat
Posterior pharyngeal wall
Inappropriate resonances associated with coupling of the oral and nasal cavities
hypernasality
Speech devoid of nasal resonances
hyponasality
Device that measures acoustic energy from speech sounds
Nasometer
Device that allows visualization of the nasal surface of the velopharyngeal structures. It is inserted through the nose.
Endoscopy
Pharyngeal flap surgery
Given to patients with a short soft palate but good lateral wall movement
Superior sphincter pharyngoplasty
Given to patients with an adequate soft palate but bad lateral wall movement
Who might be a good candidate for a speech bulb?
Patients with a short soft plate or a deep nasopharynx