title: Palatal lift prosthesis for palatopharyngeal closure in Wilson's disease.
abstract: This is a report of our work on a female patient with Wilson's disease who was treated for speech improvement. A palatal lift prosthesis was constructed to displace the soft palate superiorly and posteriorly and partially restore the functional deficiencies of palatopharyngeal insufficiency. Cephalometric radiographs confirm the association between the displacement of the soft palate and speech improvement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Fixed Prosthesis and Implant Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. pkoidis@dent.auth.gr
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Koidis
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Topouzelis
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D000328:Adult; D002508:Cephalometry; D005260:Female; D006527:Hepatolenticular Degeneration / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008447:Maxillofacial Prosthesis; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D014681:Velopharyngeal Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins