An Evaluation of Upper and Lower Pharyngeal Airway Width, Tongue Posture and Hyoid Bone Position in Subjects with Different Growth Patterns | Zendy

Jaipal Singh Tarkar | Zendy; Sandeep Kumar Parashar | Zendy; Garima Gupta | Zendy; Preeti Bhardwaj | Zendy; Raj Kumar Maurya | Zendy; Atul Kumar Singh | Zendy; Parul Singh | Zendy

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An Evaluation of Upper and Lower Pharyngeal Airway Width, Tongue Posture and Hyoid Bone Position in Subjects with Different Growth Patterns

Author(s) -

Jaipal Singh Tarkar,

Sandeep Kumar Parashar,

Garima Gupta,

Preeti Bhardwaj,

Raj Kumar Maurya,

Atul Kumar Singh,

Parul Singh

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

journal of clinical and diagnostic research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2249-782X

pISSN - 0973-709X

DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/16746.7158

Subject(s) - hyoid bone , tongue , airway , medicine , anatomy , pharynx , symphysis , orthodontics , epiglottis , cephalogram , cephalometry , dentistry , larynx , molar , surgery , pathology , overbite

It is important to evaluate the position of the hyoid bone in relation to the tongue at the beginning of orthodontic treatment so that during the treatment, its position may be directed hence overall impact on airway could be assessed.

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