The nasopharynx, face height, and overbite.

Abstract

In lateral cephalometric films of a group of male subjects, none of whom was a mouth breather, the statistical relationships between overbite and nasopharyngeal dimensions were weak. Moderate relationships were found between face height and nasopharyngeal dimensions. Strongest correlations, with a peak at 10 years, were between--Face height and nasopharyngeal height (+) Face height and nasopharyngeal area (+) Face height and roof angle (-) Dynamic correlations between overbite, face height and nasopharyngeal dimensions were weak. Class II malocclusion subjects on average showed--Smaller Nasopharyngeal and Adenoid Areas. Larger Airways in both real and proportional terms, compared with Class I and normal occlusion subjects.

• Authors: W J Kerr
• Journal: The Angle orthodontist (Angle Orthod) Vol. 55 Issue 1 Pg. 31-6 (Jan 1985) ISSN: 0003-3219 [Print] United States
• PMID: 3856405 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Topics

• Adolescent
• Cephalometry
• Child
• Child, Preschool
• Face (anatomy & histology)
• Humans
• Male
• Malocclusion (diagnosis, pathology)
• Malocclusion, Angle Class I (diagnosis, pathology)
• Malocclusion, Angle Class II (diagnosis, pathology)
• Nasopharynx (anatomy & histology)
• Vertical Dimension