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From: Oropharynx and hyoid bone changes in female extraction patients with distinct sagittal and vertical skeletal patterns: a retrospective study

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Measurements of oropharynx size and hyoid bone position. A Volume and most constricted axial (MCA) area of the oropharynx. B Five hyoid bone measurements: H-Eb (1), H-C3 (2), H-Me (3), H-X (4), and H-Y (5). C Anterior-posterior (6) and lateral (7) diameters of the oropharynx at the level of the PNS plane. D Anterior-posterior (8) and lateral (9) diameters of the oropharynx at the level of the epiglottis tip

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