Correlation between the position of hyoid bone and subregions of the pharyngeal airway space in lateral cephalometry and cone beam computed tomography.

CONCLUSION: The hyoid bone position showed more correlations with oropharynx and hypopharynx airway measurements. The hyoid triangle method was not applicable to 3D images, since it showed a smaller number of measures correlated to the hyoid bone position.
PMID: 28686091 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Angle Orthodontist - July 7, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: da Costa ED, Roque-Torres GD, Brasil DM, Bóscolo FN, de Almeida SM, Ambrosano GMB Tags: Angle Orthod Source Type: research