Speech therapy for compensatory articulations and velopharyngeal function: a case report

• Main Authors: Nachale Helen Maciel Bispo (Author), Melina Evangelista Whitaker (Author), Homero Carneiro Aferri (Author), Josiane Denardi Alves Neves (Author), Jeniffer de Cássia Rillo Dutka (Author), Maria Inês Pegoraro-Krook (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2011-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The objective of this study was to describe the process of intensive speech therapy for a 6-year-old child using compensatory articulations while presenting with velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) and a history of cleft lip and palate. The correction of VPI was temporarily done with a pharyngeal obt...