The effects of orthodontıc malocclusions and treatments on airway dimensions, tongue and hyoid bone position

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Tongue and hyoid bone position, due to the muscle attachments surrounding them and the airway dimensions, depending on the structures that surround them are affected by the relationship of the maxilla and mandible. The malocclusions that influence the relationship between maxilla and mandible and the treatments of these malocclusions can change the airway dimensions, tongue and hyoid bone positions. İn this article, we will summarize how and to what extent that these structures are affected by various malocclusions and from the treatments of these malocclusions.

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Malocclusion , orthodontic treatment , tongue position , airway dimension , hyoid position.

Cumhuriyet Dental Journal

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Cumhuriyet Dental Journal