Developmental changes in pharyngeal airway depth and hyoid bone position from childhood to young adulthood

Angle Orthodontist

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 484-490

  Sheng, Chang Min ^a   Lin, Li Hsiang ^a   Su, Yu ^b   Tsai, Hung Huey ^a  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Airway; Change; Development; Hyoid bone

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTITION; FEMALE; FORECASTING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYOID BONE; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; NASAL BONE; PHARYNX; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTITION, MIXED; DENTITION, PERMANENT; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; HYOID BONE; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; NASAL BONE; PHARYNX; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649910446     PISSN: 00033219     EISSN: 00033219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2319/062308-328.1     Document Type: Article

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