Open AccessEvaluation of the Symmetry of the Levator Veli Palatini Muscle and Velopharyngeal Closure Among a Noncleft Adult Population
Author(s) -
Neda Tahmasebifard,
Charles Ellis,
Kathrin Rothermich,
Xiangming Fang,
Jamie L. Perry
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the cleft palate-craniofacial journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.641
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1545-1569
pISSN - 1055-6656
DOI - 10.1177/1055665620961269
Subject(s) - medicine , anatomy , velopharyngeal insufficiency , phonation , audiology
The goal of this study is to determine the typical range of asymmetry between the length and thickness of the levator veli palatini muscle and to explore the impact of the observed asymmetry on velopharyngeal closure. A second objective is to report normative length and thickness of the levator veli palatini muscle among adults with typical velopharyngeal anatomy.