Computed tomographic evaluation of mouth breathers among paediatric patients

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-10

  Farid, M M ^a   Metwalli, N ^a  

^a Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Adenoids; Congenital anomalies; Mouth breathing; Sinusitis; Spiral computed tomography

Indexed keywords

ADENOID; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; MALE; MAXILLA SINUSITIS; MOUTH BREATHING; NOSE CAVITY; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; NOSE SEPTUM; PARANASAL SINUS; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY;

ADENOIDS; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; MALE; MAXILLARY SINUSITIS; MOUTH BREATHING; NASAL CAVITY; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; NASAL SEPTUM; PARANASAL SINUSES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 75149189579     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/80778956     Document Type: Article

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