Reconstruction of the Soft Palate In Oral Cancer to Repair an Operative Defect with Speech Aid Prosthesis: A Case Report

Abstract

A soft palate defect may result from surgical resection, and its consequences could include hypernasal speech and nasal regurgitation of food and liquids. A speech aid prosthesis fabricated for patients can improve nasal emission during speech, and assist in preventing nasal regurgitation of food. This article presents a case of the reconstruction of a soft palate defect by prosthetic obturation.

Keywords

• nasal endoscopy
• removable partial denture
• soft palate defect
• speech aid prosthesis