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Heritability of the pharyngeal airway volume and dimensions as assessed from siblings with overt malocclusions

Riyad Al-Qawasmi1, Sade Parsons1, Leah Wetherill2

  • 1Department of Orthodontics, University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd Detroit, MI 48208, USA.

International Orthodontics
|August 31, 2019
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Keywords:
AirwayApnée du SommeilFratriesHeritabilityHéritabilitéOrthodonticsOrthodontieSiblingsSleep apnoeaVoies respiratoires

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