An Evaluation of Upper and Lower Pharyngeal Airway Width, Tongue Posture and Hyoid Bone Position in Subjects with Different Growth Patterns

An Evaluation of Upper and Lower Pharyngeal Airway Width, Tongue Posture and Hyoid Bone Position in Subjects with Different Growth Patterns

Introduction: It is important to evaluate the position of the hyoid bone in relation to the tongue at the beginning of orthodontic treatment so that during the treatment, its position may be directed hence overall impact on airway could be assessed. Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the...

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Main Authors: Jaipal Singh Tarkar, Sandeep Parashar, Garima Gupta, Preeti Bhardwaj, Raj Kumar Maurya, Atul Singh, Parul Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Subjects:
dolicocephalic
oropharyngeal width
retrognathion
Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/7158/16746_CE(Ra1)_F(GH)_PF1(EKAK)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PAG).pdf

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