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A Study of Border Line Cases of Velopharyngeal Incompetence Using Cephalometry and Nasofibroscopy

NCT03259061 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2017-08-23

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Summary

The aim of this work is to evaluate the role of cephalometry \&nasofibroscopy as objective tools in order to confirm the diagnosis based upon the clinical judgment of border line cases suspected to have velopharyngeal incompetence or insufficiency.

Conditions

  • Velopharyngeal Insufficiency

Interventions

DEVICE

Flexible fiberoptic nasopharyngoscopy

1. Flexible fiberoptic nasopharyngoscopy (FFN) allows direct transnasal observation of the anatomy and dynamic activity of the velopharyngeal sphincter. Such observations can be recorded for permanent documentation by coupling FFN to a video camera with simultaneous audio recording. Numerous published reports discuss the advantages of FFN as a clinical method for evaluating velopharyngeal function during speech (10). 2. Cephalometric analysis, is the clinical application of cephalometry. It is analysis of the dental and skeletal relationships of a human skull and is frequently used by dentists, orthodontists, and oral and maxillofacial surgeons as a treatment planning tool. Cephalometric analysis can also be applied for assessing the velopharyngeal structure and function. More specifically, velopharyngeal function in terms of its shape and mobility was analyzed quantitatively on the basis of cephalometric principle

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Assiut University

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-09-01
Primary Completion
2019-09-30
Completion
2019-11-30

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