“Velopharyngeal incompetence (VPI) - surgical management - Archives revisited” Muddiah Savitha, Professor, Sachdev Vaibhav, Professor & Head, Sarkar Amitabha, Professor & Head, Ramalingam Karthikeyan1, Reader 1Address for Correspondence: Dr. R. Karthikeyan, Reader, Department of Oral Pathology, Surendera Dental College and Research Institute, Sriganganagar, Rajasthan, India
Online published on 7 December, 2011. Abstract Velopharyngeal Incompetence (VPI) Is an abnormality characterized by an excessive amount of nasal air escaping during speech; wherein there Is an abnormal separation of nasopharynx from the oropharynx occurs. In this article, we have revisited the archives and shortly described the various surgical methods in use for surgical management of VPI. Top Keywords Velopharyngeal Incompetence, pharyngoplasty, augmentation. Top |