Sex Differences in Velopharyngeal Anatomy of 9- and 10-Year-Old Children

CONCLUSIONS: Results suggest the presence of sexual dimorphism in the VP mechanism among 9- and 10-year-old children. These findings emphasize the necessity of using different normative data for males and females when making comparisons to patients with cleft palate.PMID:37902502 | DOI:10.1044/2023_JSLHR-23-00279

Source: Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR - October 30, 2023 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Jamie L Perry Myoung Keun Lee Neda Tahmasebifard Imani R Gilbert Taylor D Snodgrass John R Shaffer Eshan Pua Schleif Seth M Weinberg Source Type: research