Sagittal mandibular development effects on the dimensions of the awake pharyngeal airway passage

Angle Orthodontist

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1061-1067

  Jena, Ashok Kumar ^a   Singh, Satinder Pal ^a   Utreja, Ashok Kumar ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Dimensions; Pharyngeal airway passage; Sagittal mandibular development

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CEPHALOMETRY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHARYNX; PROGNATHIA; RETROGNATHIA; SOFT PALATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CEPHALOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBLE; PALATE, SOFT; PHARYNX; PROGNATHISM; RETROGNATHISM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957575485     PISSN: 00033219     EISSN: 00033219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2319/030210-125.1     Document Type: Article

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