title: Prosthodontic rehabilitation of velopharyngeal disorders-a case series.
abstract: Acquired palatal defects results from cancer resection, whereas cleft palate is the main cause of congenital defects. Both these condition leads to impaired speech intelligibility, seepage of nasal secretions into the oral cavity and vice versa while difficulty in swallowing and hyper nasality is also eminent. In this case report three different technique for treating velopharyngeal disorders have been described.
authors.affiliation: BK-10, Sec 2, Saltlake City, Kolkata, 700091 India.
authors.forename: Saurav
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Banerjee
authors.affiliation: Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Surender
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Nabarun
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chakraborty
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Tapas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Ardhendu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Banerjee
keywords: Hyper nasality; Meatus obturator; Velopharyngeal insufficiency