ALLEVIATING SPEECH AND DEGLUTITION: ROLE OF A PROSTHODONTIST IN MULTIDISCIPLINARY MANAGEMENT OF VELOPHARYNGEAL INSUFFICIENCY

Alleviating speech and deglutition: Role of a prosthodontist in multidisciplinary management of velopharyngeal insufficiency

Surgical resection of soft palate due to cancer affects the effective functioning of the velopharyngeal mechanism (speech and deglutition).With the loss of speech intelligibility, hyper resonance in voice and impaired function of swallowing (due to nasal regurgitation), there is a depreciation in the quality of life of such an individual.In a multi

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Gut microbiome and metabolome library construction based on age group using short-read and long-read sequencing techniques in Korean traditional canine species Sapsaree

This study investigated age-related changes in the gut microbiota and metabolome of Sapsaree dogs through metagenomic and metabolomic analyses.Using Illumina (short-read) and Nanopore (long-read) sequencing technologies, we identified both common and unique bacterial genera in the dogs across different age groups.In metagenomic analysis, Firmicutes

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