Heterogeneity in vertical positioning of the hyoid bone in relation to genioglossal activity in men

Angle Orthodontist

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 343-348

  Pae, Eung Kwon ^a   Blasius, Jeffrey J ^b   Nanda, Ravindra ^c  

^a UCLA SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b Univ of Connecticut Health Center ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cephalometrics; Genioglossus muscle; Hyoid bone; OSA

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BALLOON; CEPHALOMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENIOGLOSSUS MUSCLE; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYOID BONE; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; OROPHARYNX; PHARYNX; RADIOGRAPHY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDING; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

EID: 3242662596     PISSN: 00033219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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