Airway cephalometric changes following mandibular setback surgery: A review

Airway cephalometric changes following mandibular setback surgery: A review

Background and Aim: Mandibular setback surgery is one of the common treatments in patients with mandibular prognathism. In this surgery, the mandible is placed backward from its original position, and as a result, the soft tissue, tongue, and hyoid bone are slightly displaced, all of which can af...

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Main Authors: Amir Hossein Mirhashemi, Rashin Bahrami, Mahdi Niknami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2021-02-01
Series:Journal of Craniomaxillofacial Research
Subjects:
Orthognathic surgery; Mandibular setback; Malocclusion angle class III; Prognathism; Airway; Posterior airway space; PAS; Pharyngeal space; Hypopharynx
Online Access:https://jcr.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jcr/article/view/358

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