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Cleft Palate Speech

Cleft Palate Speech is a text covering the assessment and treatment of speech-language problems associated with cleft lip and palate as well as other craniofacial anomalies. It reviews and critiques the pertinent literature regarding surgical, prosthetic and behavioural management of clefts and related problems.

Features:
* This is the only text on the market to comprehensively examine the most current research literature, making it the most relevant text for both theory and clinical practice
* Excellent illustrations, including many new photos, make the text visually appealing and the content more accessible
* All chapters have been re-written or extensively updated, ensuring the material is timely and up to speed with its competitors

New to this edition:
* A new team of authors who are acknowledged experts in their field bring new expertise and a fresh perspective to the text* New and expanded information on psychosocial development and adjustment issues for children and adolescents with cleft palate keep pace with the literature on this currently hot topic in cleft palate research
* Updated and expanded references give the reader an immediate source to turn to for additional material
* Reorganisation of chanters and content reflects changes in the way of thinking in the field, as well as creating a more logical flow of information
* More emphasis on clinical aspects than in the previous editions eliminates the need to guess at the implications of research presented
* Expanded coverage of dental material to cover information on normal dental development gives students a frame of reference for pathology
* New information on dental implants and the use of palatal obturators and speech bulbs eliminate the need to seek out a separate dental text as a reference for these subjects