Velopharyngeal Insufficiency

Failure of the SOFT PALATE to reach the posterior pharyngeal wall to close the opening between the oral and nasal cavities. Incomplete velopharyngeal closure is primarily related to surgeries (ADENOIDECTOMY; CLEFT PALATE) or an incompetent PALATOPHARYNGEAL SPHINCTER. It is characterized by hypernasal speech.

Also Known As:

Inadequate Velopharyngeal Closure; Velopharyngeal Incompetence; Incompetence, Palatopharyngeal; Incompetence, Velopharyngeal; Insufficiency, Velopharyngeal; Velopharyngeal Closures, Inadequate; Palatopharyngeal Incompetence

Stomatognathic Diseases: 725
- Mouth Diseases: 98
  - Mouth Abnormalities: 1
    - Velopharyngeal Insufficiency: 282
- Pharyngeal Diseases: 21
  - Velopharyngeal Insufficiency: 282
- Stomatognathic System Abnormalities
  - Mouth Abnormalities: 1
    - Velopharyngeal Insufficiency: 282
Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases: 204
- Pharyngeal Diseases: 21
  - Velopharyngeal Insufficiency: 282
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities: 960
- Congenital Abnormalities: 26404
  - Stomatognathic System Abnormalities
    - Mouth Abnormalities: 1
      - Velopharyngeal Insufficiency: 282

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