BYJoão Henrique Nogueira PINTO
DDS, Ph.D Prosthodontist, Department of Prosthodontics, Hospital of Rehabilitation for Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo
and Professor, Departament of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Sagrado Coração, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil.
Maria Inês PEGORARO-KROOK
Ph.D Professor, Departament of Communication Disorder Faculty of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil.
Support in this study by CAPES, Brazil.


Some patients presenting velopharyngeal dysfunction need treatment with a palatal prosthesis, and few researches
attempt to evaluate the judgement of its efficacy. For that reason, a questionnaire was submitted to 48 patients
with a palatal prosthesis, with ages from 8 to 74 (mean 31.47), from which 42 had a congenital cleft, 2 exhibited an acquired cleft and 4 presented total or partial palsy of the soft palate. Results reveled that 81.2% of these patients........................

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