Application of a specially designed palatal lift prosthesis to a patient with velopharyngeal incompetence due to severe brain injury

This article reports the evaluation of the therapeutic effect of a palatal lift prosthesis with a specially designed connection between the anterior denture base and the palatal lifting plate in a patient with velopharyngeal incompetence due to severe brain injury. Keywords: articulatory function, brain injury, dysarthria, nasality, palatal lift, prosthesis, velopharyngeal incompetence