ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Feeding difficulties in children with cleft lip and palate (CLP)
are frequent and appear at birth due to impairment of sucking and swallowing functions. The …

Individuals with a history of cleft lip/palate or velopharyngeal dysfunction may demonstrate
any combination of speech sound errors, hypernasality, and nasal emission. Speech sound …

Sociophonetics–the interface of sociolinguistics and phonetics–is a field that has expanded
rapidly in recent years. A subject that requires both methodological and theoretical …

Children's Speech Sound Disorders Concise, easy-to-understand overview of current
practice in articulation disorders, childhood apraxia of speech, developmental dysarthria …

Introduction Patients with dentofacial disharmonies (DFDs) seek orthodontic care and
orthognathic surgery to address issues with mastication, esthetics, and speech. Speech …

Objective To develop national standards for speech outcomes and processes of care for
children with cleft palate±lip and to test the standards using national data. Design, Setting …

This study was conducted to establish normative nasalance values for Swedish speaking
children as measured with the Nasometer™ II, and to investigate differences due to regional …

Objective The purpose of this study is to determine the incidence of velopharyngeal
insufficiency (VPI) and fistulae development in patients seen by the Isfahan Cleft Care Team …

The purpose of this article is to help the reader understand what contributes to normal
resonance for speech production. In addition, the reader will learn about the types of …

Objective This study was designed to compare nasalance scores obtained with the old
Nasometer 6200 and the new Nasometer II 6400, and to evaluate test-retest reliability of …