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  2. Velopharyngeal insufficiency - Wikipedia

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    Velopharyngeal insufficiency is a disorder of structure that causes a failure of the velum (soft palate) to close against the posterior pharyngeal wall (back wall of the throat) during speech in order to close off the nasal cavity during oral speech production.

  3. Cleft lip and cleft palate - Wikipedia

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    "The nasal ala projection length demonstrated an average ratio of 93.0 percent in the surgery-alone group and 96.5 percent in the nasoalveolar molding group," this study concluded. A systematic review found in conclusion that nasoalveolar molding had a positive effect on the primary surgery of cleft lip/or palate treatment and aesthetics. [65]

  4. Palatal obturator - Wikipedia

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    The Latham Device Post Latham Nasal Alveolar Molding Device Post Insertion. A palatal obturator is a prosthesis that totally occludes an opening such as an oronasal fistula (in the roof of the mouth). They are similar to dental retainers, but without the front wire.

  5. Nasolabial fold - Wikipedia

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    The nasolabial folds, commonly known as "smile lines" [1] or "laugh lines", [2] [self-published source] are facial features.They are the two skin folds that run from each side of the nose to the corners of the mouth.

  6. Nasolabial cyst - Wikipedia

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    This nasolabial cyst, also known as a nasoalveolar cyst, is located superficially in the soft tissues of the upper lip. Unlike most of the other developmental cysts , the nasolabial cyst is an example of an extraosseous cyst, one that occurs outside of bone.

  7. Nasolabial groove - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; Appearance. move to sidebar hide. Nasolabial groove may refer to: Nasolabial fold, a fold ...

  8. Google Scholar - Wikipedia

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    Google Scholar is a freely accessible web search engine that indexes the full text or metadata of scholarly literature across an array of publishing formats and disciplines. . Released in beta in November 2004, the Google Scholar index includes peer-reviewed online academic journals and books, conference papers, theses and dissertations, preprints, abstracts, technical reports, and other ...

  9. Moulting - Wikipedia

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    A dragonfly in its radical final moult, metamorphosing from an aquatic nymph to a winged adult.. In biology, moulting (British English), or molting (American English), also known as sloughing, shedding, or in many invertebrates, ecdysis, is a process by which an animal casts off parts of its body to serve some beneficial purpose, either at specific times of the year, or at specific points in ...