Meatus obturator<br />Meatal obturators used to close the residual palate and pharynx during speech and deglutition are a prosthetic solution for velopharyngeal insufficiency. The prosthesis consists of a partial or complete denture base and a pharyngeal extension that will physically modify the pharyngeal airway and provide a seal between the oropharynx and the nasopharynx during function.<br /><br />AL-Mustqbal University is the first university in Iraq.