Pharyngeal narrowing as a common feature in pycnodysostosis - A cephalometric study

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 680-685

  Muto, Toshitaka ^a   Yamazaki, A ^a   Takeda, S ^a   Tsuji, Y ^a   Shibata, T ^a  

^a HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF HOKKAIDO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Common symptom; Long soft palate; Pharyngeal airway space; Pharyngeal narrowing; Pycnodysostosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BONE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CEPHALOMETRY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DENTITION; DWARFISM; FACE PROFILE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PHARYNX DISEASE; PYKNODYSOSTOSIS; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SNORING;

AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEPHALOMETRY; DWARFISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICROGNATHISM; PALATE, SOFT; PHARYNX; SIBLINGS; SNORING;

EID: 21844478734     PISSN: 09015027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2004.10.024     Document Type: Article

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