A cephalometric evaluation of the pharyngeal airway space in patients with mandibular retrognathia and prognathia, and normal subjects

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 228-231

  Muto, T ^a   Yamazaki, A ^a   Takeda, S ^a  

^a HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF HOKKAIDO   (Japan)

Author keywords

craniofacial morphology; lateral cephalogram; mandibular prognathism; mandibular retrognathism; pharyngeal airway space

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ARTICLE; CEPHALOMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL MORPHOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANDIBLE; PHARYNX; PROGNATHIA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROGNATHIA; SOFT PALATE; TONGUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CENTRIC RELATION; CEPHALOMETRY; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DENTAL OCCLUSION, CENTRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; NASAL BONE; PALATE, SOFT; PHARYNX; PROGNATHISM; RETROGNATHISM; SELLA TURCICA; SKULL; TONGUE; UVULA;

EID: 40249105936     PISSN: 09015027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2007.06.020     Document Type: Article

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