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Direct linkPerry, Jamie L.; Haenssler, Abigail E.; Kotlarek, Katelyn J.; Fang, Xiangming; Middleton, Shea; Mason, Robert; Kuehn, David P. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2022
Purpose: The adenoids, or pharyngeal tonsils, consist of a pad of lymphoid tissue, located on the posterior pharyngeal wall of the nasopharynx. During childhood, the adenoid pad serves as a contact site for the soft palate to assist with velopharyngeal closure during oral speech. During adenoidal involution, most children are able to maintain…
Descriptors: Human Body, Dental Health, Child Health, Speech
