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  2. Palatal lift prosthesis - Wikipedia

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    A palatal lift prosthesis addresses palatopharyngeal incompetence by physically displacing the dysfunctional soft palate in the hope of closing the palatopharyngeal port enough to mitigate hypernasal speech and/or prevent nasopharyngeal regurgitation of liquids or solids during the pharyngeal phase of swallowing. A palatal lift prosthesis ...

  3. Palatopharyngeal arch - Wikipedia

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    The palatopharyngeal arch (pharyngopalatine arch, posterior pillar of fauces) is larger and projects further toward the middle line than the palatoglossal arch; it runs downward, lateralward, and backward to the side of the pharynx, and is formed by the projection of the palatopharyngeal muscle, covered by mucous membrane.

  4. Palatopharyngeus muscle - Wikipedia

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    Palatine aponeurosis and hard palate: Insertion: Upper border of thyroid cartilage (blends with constrictor fibers) Artery: Facial artery: Nerve: Pharyngeal branch of vagus nerve: Actions: Pulls pharynx and larynx upward: Identifiers; Latin: musculus palatopharyngeus: TA98: A05.2.01.105: TA2: 2132: FMA: 46666: Anatomical terms of muscle

  5. Soft palate - Wikipedia

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    Palatal petechiae. Petechiae on the soft palate are mainly associated with streptococcal pharyngitis, [6] and as such it is an uncommon but highly specific finding. [7] 10 to 30 percent of palatal petechiae cases are estimated to be caused by suction, which can be habitual or secondary to fellatio. [8]

  6. Palatine tonsil - Wikipedia

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    The palatine tonsils are located in the isthmus of the fauces, between the palatoglossal arch and the palatopharyngeal arch of the soft palate.. The palatine tonsil is one of the mucosa-associated lymphoid tissues (MALT), located at the entrance to the upper respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts to protect the body from the entry of exogenous material through mucosal sites.

  7. Augmentation pharyngoplasty - Wikipedia

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    Later, he tried to create this ridge by folding a flap of pharyngeal mucosa upon itself. This type of surgery is best for patients with velopharyngeal defects. (Peterson-Falzone et al., 2001) Cartilage implants: material, (usually from the patient's rib), is implanted to create an anterior projection on the pharyngeal wall.

  8. Palatoglossus muscle - Wikipedia

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    Some sources state that the palatoglossus is innervated by fibers from the cranial part of the accessory nerve (CN XI) that travel via the pharyngeal plexus. [2]Other sources state that the palatoglossus is not innervated by XI hitchhiking on X, but rather it is innervated by IX via the pharyngeal plexus formed from IX and X. [3]

  9. Velopharyngeal insufficiency - Wikipedia

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    Multiview videofluoroscopy is a radiographic technique to view the length and movement of the velum (soft palate) and the posterior and lateral pharyngeal (throat) walls during speech. The advantage of this technique is that the entire posterior pharyngeal wall can be visualized. Disadvantages include the following: 1.