Delaire J
Rev Stomatol Chir Maxillofac. 1976 Sep;77(6):821-34.
The soft palate has a major influence on mandibulo-lingual statics. Thus in the case of congenital cleft palate, there is in general glossoptosis with mandibular retrognathia. Conversely, palatal shortening may be associated with functional mandibular prognathia which it is possible to correct by urano-staphylo-pharyn-goplasty, if carried out sufficiently early. In many cases of mandibular prognathia the soft palate has a special shape and orientation. The problem is to know whether this appearance is secondary to the dysmorphosis or partially responsible for it.
软腭对下颌-舌静力学有重大影响。因此，在先天性腭裂的情况下，通常会出现舌后坠并伴有下颌后缩。相反，腭部缩短可能与功能性下颌前突有关，如果尽早进行腭-悬雍垂-咽成形术，这种情况是有可能得到纠正的。在许多下颌前突的病例中，软腭具有特殊的形状和方向。问题在于要弄清楚这种外观是畸形的继发表现还是部分导致畸形的原因。
