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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 1974; 07(02): 38-45
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1778265
Review Article

Cephalometric studies in Palatopharyngeal Complex

Sheila Rohatgi
1   Dept. of Plastic Surgery I.P.G.M.E.R. (Calcutta)
,
A. C. Ganguli
1   Dept. of Plastic Surgery I.P.G.M.E.R. (Calcutta)
,
R. N. Kundu
2   Dept. of Radiology I.P.G.M.E.R. (Calcutta)
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Summary

A total of 207 cases have been studied for assessing the velopharyngeal dimensions by cephalometry. Of these 106 individuals with normal speech served as a baseline with whom 101 cases of cleft palate were compared to assess the lengths of the hard palate, the axial length of the soft palate and the nasopharyngeal depth.

Importance of cephalometry as an investigation to assess the anatomy, speech pathology and for suggsting appropriate surgery have been discussed.

At the end I would like to thank all those people who helped me complete this paper for presentation. Mr. S. Ghosh and Mr. Prabir Dey without whose cooperation the X-rays would not have been possible.



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