Congenital velopharyngeal incompetence

Failure of the soft palate to reach the posterior pharyngeal wall to close the opening between the oral and nasal cavities. Incomplete velopharyngeal closure is primarily related to surgeries (adenoidectomy; cleft palate) or an incompetent palatopharyngeal sphincter. It is characterized by hypernasal speech.

Also known as: palatopharyngeal incompetence, velopharyngeal incompetence, velopharyngeal insufficiency

6 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types.