Table 5 The expansion ratio of the soft palate in different pronunciation states.

From: A preliminary and exploratory investigation of velopharyngeal structural MRI following a modified Z-plasty approach in patients with cleft palate

Variable

Cleft Palate Group

Non-cleft Group

t-value

p-value

/a/Sound

1.16 ± 0.09

1.15 ± 0.08

0.209

0.837

/i/Sound

1.21 ± 0.07

1.23 ± 0.13

−0.363

0.721

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