Three-dimensional evaluation of hyoid bone position in nasal and mouth breathing subjects with skeletal Class I, and Class II

Abstract Background This retrospective study investigated the effect of breathing pattern, skeletal class (Class I, Class II), and age on the hyoid bone position (HBP) in normodivergent subjects. Methods A total of 126 subjects (61 males, 65 females) aged 7–9 years and 10–12 years were scanned using...

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Main Authors: Amin S. Mohamed, Janvier Habumugisha, Bo Cheng, Minyue Zhao, Yucheng Guo, Rui Zou, Fei Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-06-01
Series:BMC Oral Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-022-02257-4