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Cassandra Alighieri; Andrew Hodges; Jolien Verbeke; Katrien Kestens; Kim Bettens; Rica Albite; Raphaelle May Tan; Kristiane Van Lierde – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2025
Background: Adults presenting with unrepaired cleft palate are not a rare occurrence in middle-income countries. However, many surgeons are hesitant to operate on these individuals because of the challenges in repairing the wide adult cleft palate, as well as concerns regarding any improvement in speech in older patients. Unfortunately, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Speech Impairments, Congenital Impairments, Surgery