Comparative cephalometric study of the airways between different ethnic groups with normal occlusion

ABSTRACT Objective: This study aimed to compare the nasopharynx and oropharynx airway dimensions of Caucasians, Blacks, Japanese, Japanese Brazilians, and Black Caucasians. Methods: A sample of 216 lateral radiographs of untreated young Brazilian subjects (mean age of 12.94 years; SD 0.88) were di...

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Published in:	Dental Press Journal of Orthodontics
Main Authors:	Genesis ZAMBRANO, Jose Gregorio Pelayo GUERRA, Laura Dias SOVIERO, Renan Morais PELOSO, Felicia MIRANDA, Karina Maria Salvatore de FREITAS, Arnaldo PINZAN, Marcos Roberto de FREITAS
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Dental Press Editora 2024-05-01
Subjects:	Ethnicity Cephalometry Nasopharynx Oropharynx
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2176-94512024000200300&lng=en&tlng=en