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Abnormal soft palate morphology

MedGen UID:
867598
•Concept ID:
C4021984
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Abnormality of the soft palate
 
HPO: HP:0100736

Definition

An abnormality of the soft palate. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Prenatal Diagnosis of Aberrant Right Subclavian Artery: Association with Genetic Abnormalities.
Lourenço CSFP, Carriço AL, Valente FMDS
Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet 2021 Jun;43(6):452-456. Epub 2021 Jul 27 doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1732461. PMID: 34318470Free PMC Article
Velopharyngeal Dysfunction Evaluation and Treatment.
Meier JD, Muntz HR
Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am 2016 Nov;24(4):477-485. doi: 10.1016/j.fsc.2016.06.016. PMID: 27712815
A review of the evaluation and management of velopharyngeal insufficiency in children.
Ruda JM, Krakovitz P, Rose AS
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2012 Jun;45(3):653-69, viii. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2012.03.005. PMID: 22588042

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Cephalometric Soft Tissue Morphology of Adults With Unoperated Submucous Cleft Palate.
Cao C, Xu X, Yin H, Zheng Q, Xu C, Shi B
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2023 Oct;60(10):1260-1266. Epub 2022 May 9 doi: 10.1177/10556656221100125. PMID: 35532048
Development of Hard and Soft Palate During the Fetal Period and Hard Palate Asymmetry.
Dursun A, Öztürk K, Albay S
J Craniofac Surg 2018 Nov;29(8):2358-2362. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000005016. PMID: 30320695
Phenotypic spectrum of Tessier facial cleft number 5.
Racz C, Dakpé S, Kadlub N, Testelin S, Devauchelle B, Rachwalski M, Picard A
J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2018 Jan;46(1):22-27. Epub 2017 Oct 27 doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2017.10.012. PMID: 29239768
Craniofacial and upper airway morphology in adult obstructive sleep apnea patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cephalometric studies.
Neelapu BC, Kharbanda OP, Sardana HK, Balachandran R, Sardana V, Kapoor P, Gupta A, Vasamsetti S
Sleep Med Rev 2017 Feb;31:79-90. Epub 2016 Jan 30 doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2016.01.007. PMID: 27039222
Facial clefts and facial dysplasia: revisiting the classification.
Mazzola RF, Mazzola IC
J Craniofac Surg 2014 Jan;25(1):26-34. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3182a2ea94. PMID: 24406554

Diagnosis

Soft Palate Dysplasia: Properties and Surgical Techniques.
Qin C, Li J, Yang J, Cheng Y, Fu X
Plast Reconstr Surg 2024 Jun 1;153(6):1368-1377. Epub 2023 May 31 doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000010787. PMID: 37257150
Craniofacial and upper airway morphology in adult obstructive sleep apnea patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cephalometric studies.
Neelapu BC, Kharbanda OP, Sardana HK, Balachandran R, Sardana V, Kapoor P, Gupta A, Vasamsetti S
Sleep Med Rev 2017 Feb;31:79-90. Epub 2016 Jan 30 doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2016.01.007. PMID: 27039222
Palatal Osseous Choristoma.
Sasaki R, Yamamoto T, Ando T
J Craniofac Surg 2016 Jan;27(1):e2-4. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000002247. PMID: 26745198
Tissue-engineered oral mucosa.
Moharamzadeh K, Colley H, Murdoch C, Hearnden V, Chai WL, Brook IM, Thornhill MH, Macneil S
J Dent Res 2012 Jul;91(7):642-50. Epub 2012 Jan 19 doi: 10.1177/0022034511435702. PMID: 22266525
Anatomy and physiology of the velopharyngeal mechanism.
Perry JL
Semin Speech Lang 2011 May;32(2):83-92. Epub 2011 Sep 26 doi: 10.1055/s-0031-1277712. PMID: 21948636

Therapy

Biomaterials for Cleft Lip and Palate Regeneration.
Martín-Del-Campo M, Rosales-Ibañez R, Rojo L
Int J Mol Sci 2019 May 2;20(9) doi: 10.3390/ijms20092176. PMID: 31052503Free PMC Article
Dental materials for cleft palate repair.
Sharif F, Ur Rehman I, Muhammad N, MacNeil S
Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl 2016 Apr 1;61:1018-28. Epub 2015 Dec 11 doi: 10.1016/j.msec.2015.12.019. PMID: 26838929
The submucous cleft palate: diagnosis and therapy.
Reiter R, Brosch S, Wefel H, Schlömer G, Haase S
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2011 Jan;75(1):85-8. Epub 2010 Nov 26 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2010.10.015. PMID: 21112097
How and why should we stabilize the upper airway?
Hoffstein V
Sleep 1996 Nov;19(9 Suppl):S57-60. doi: 10.1093/sleep/19.suppl_9.s57. PMID: 9122573
Orofacial malformations.
Poswillo DE
Proc R Soc Med 1974 May;67(5):343-9. PMID: 4835278Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Cephalometric Soft Tissue Morphology of Adults With Unoperated Submucous Cleft Palate.
Cao C, Xu X, Yin H, Zheng Q, Xu C, Shi B
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2023 Oct;60(10):1260-1266. Epub 2022 May 9 doi: 10.1177/10556656221100125. PMID: 35532048
Phenotypic spectrum of Tessier facial cleft number 5.
Racz C, Dakpé S, Kadlub N, Testelin S, Devauchelle B, Rachwalski M, Picard A
J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2018 Jan;46(1):22-27. Epub 2017 Oct 27 doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2017.10.012. PMID: 29239768
Lateral teleradiography of the head as a diagnostic tool used to predict obstructive sleep apnea.
Armalaite J, Lopatiene K
Dentomaxillofac Radiol 2016;45(1):20150085. Epub 2015 Aug 3 doi: 10.1259/dmfr.20150085. PMID: 26234535Free PMC Article
Management of knee deformities in children with arthrogryposis.
Lampasi M, Antonioli D, Donzelli O
Musculoskelet Surg 2012 Dec;96(3):161-9. Epub 2012 Aug 9 doi: 10.1007/s12306-012-0218-z. PMID: 22875688
Palate morphology after unilateral and bilateral cleft lip and palate closure.
Schliephake H, Donnerstag F, Berten JL, Lönquist N
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2006 Jan;35(1):25-30. Epub 2005 Sep 9 doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2005.06.007. PMID: 16154317

Clinical prediction guides

Cephalometric Soft Tissue Morphology of Adults With Unoperated Submucous Cleft Palate.
Cao C, Xu X, Yin H, Zheng Q, Xu C, Shi B
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2023 Oct;60(10):1260-1266. Epub 2022 May 9 doi: 10.1177/10556656221100125. PMID: 35532048
The Morphological Variation of the Soft Palate in Hospital Visiting Patients.
Dahal S, Gupta SP, Singh AK, Baral R, N S, Giri A
J Nepal Health Res Counc 2022 Jun 2;20(1):229-233. doi: 10.33314/jnhrc.v20i01.4044. PMID: 35945881
Bone and soft tissue palatal morphology and potential anchorage sides in cleft palate patients.
Moscarino S, Scholz J, Bastian A, Knaup I, Wolf M
Ann Anat 2019 Jul;224:41-46. Epub 2019 Apr 3 doi: 10.1016/j.aanat.2019.02.005. PMID: 30953811
Palatal Osseous Choristoma.
Sasaki R, Yamamoto T, Ando T
J Craniofac Surg 2016 Jan;27(1):e2-4. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000002247. PMID: 26745198
Facial clefts and facial dysplasia: revisiting the classification.
Mazzola RF, Mazzola IC
J Craniofac Surg 2014 Jan;25(1):26-34. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3182a2ea94. PMID: 24406554

Recent systematic reviews

Speech correcting surgery after primary palatoplasty: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis.
Hofman L, van Dongen JA, van Rees RCM, Jenniskens K, Haverkamp SJ, Beentjes YS, van der Molen ABM, Paes EC
Clin Oral Investig 2023 Dec 29;28(1):58. doi: 10.1007/s00784-023-05391-7. PMID: 38157017
Quantifying Soft Tissue Changes in Cleft Lip and Palate Using Nonionizing Three-Dimensional Imaging: A Systematic Review.
Thierens LAM, De Roo NMC, De Pauw GAM, Brusselaers N
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2018 Oct;76(10):2210.e1-2210.e13. Epub 2018 May 26 doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2018.05.020. PMID: 29932938
Craniofacial and upper airway morphology in adult obstructive sleep apnea patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cephalometric studies.
Neelapu BC, Kharbanda OP, Sardana HK, Balachandran R, Sardana V, Kapoor P, Gupta A, Vasamsetti S
Sleep Med Rev 2017 Feb;31:79-90. Epub 2016 Jan 30 doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2016.01.007. PMID: 27039222
A systematic review comparing Furlow double-opposing Z-plasty and straight-line intravelar veloplasty methods of cleft palate repair.
Timbang MR, Gharb BB, Rampazzo A, Papay F, Zins J, Doumit G
Plast Reconstr Surg 2014 Nov;134(5):1014-1022. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000000637. PMID: 25347635
Three-dimensional imaging methods for quantitative analysis of facial soft tissues and skeletal morphology in patients with orofacial clefts: a systematic review.
Kuijpers MA, Chiu YT, Nada RM, Carels CE, Fudalej PS
PLoS One 2014;9(4):e93442. Epub 2014 Apr 7 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0093442. PMID: 24710215Free PMC Article

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