Evidence-based recommendations on soft-palate implants for obstructive sleep apnoea. This involves inserting implants into the soft palate of the mouth to stiffen it over subsequent weeks and make it ...

Evidence-based recommendations on soft-palate implants for simple snoring. This involves inserting implants into the soft palate of the mouth to make it stiffer and less likely to vibrate.

Your palate is the roof of your mouth. It separates your mouth from the cavities of your nose. Development of your palate starts in utero around the sixth week of development and continues to develop ...

Submucous cleft palate, or hidden cleft palate, is a birth defect that can cause numerous challenges for infants and toddlers. The muscles of the soft palate have two important functions, says Amy ...

Velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) is a speech condition that occurs when the soft palate and throat are unable to create a seal while speaking. This causes nasal speech that can make the speaker ...