The prevalence of Passavant's ridge in patients with velopharyngeal insufficiency in a Taiwan Chinese population

Background/purpose: The Passavant's ridge can be utilized as a guide landmark during obturator prosthesis fabrication, but there were no studies concerning about the prevalence of the ridge in East Asia region. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the occurrence of Passavant's ridge i...

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Main Authors: Hung-Chun Lin, Chung-Hsiao Cheng, Gin Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-03-01
Series:Journal of Dental Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1991790218304847