Alternative impression technique for a speech-aid prosthesis.
OBJECTIVE
Prosthetic treatment for speech disorders attributable to surgically acquired soft palate defects are introduced.


METHODS
A patient who underwent soft palate resection for cancer is presented. The resected portion of the soft palate was confined to the posterior segments. A prosthesis with a speech bulb was adapted to the patient.


CONCLUSIONS
Excellent restoration of speech and improvement of velopharyngeal function was achieved following placement of the special prosthesis.
Department of Prosthodontics at Faculty of Dentistry, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey. dkeyf@e-kolay.net
Filiz
F
Keyf
Nesrin
N
Sahin
Yavuz
Y
Aslan
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000601:surgery; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D013070:Speech Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013499:Surface Properties; D014681:Velopharyngeal Insufficiency / Q000628:therapy*