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Hyoid bone position in subjects with different facial growth patterns of different dental ages
Shiyang Wu1, Tairan Wang1, Xueping Kang1
1Department of Orthodontics, Hospital of Stomatology, Key Laboratory of Shaanxi Province for Craniofacial Precision Medicine Research, Clinical Research Center of Shaanxi Province for Dental and Maxillofacial Diseases, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Objective:
To explore the correlation between hyoid bone (HB) positions and facial growth patterns (facial patterns) in Chinese adults; to identify any significant difference in HB position among subjects with different facial patterns in various dental ages.
Methods:
Lateral cephalometric radiographs of 197 Chinese subjects were divided into nine groups based on their dental ages and facial patterns. Seven measurements were used to define HB position. Regression, correlation analyses, and one-way ANOVA were carried out.
Results:
Significant correlations were found between facial patterns and anteroposterior HB positions. The HB was more anterior in the horizontal group after mixed dentition and further away from the mandibular plane in the vertical group of adults. Vertical HB positions were insignificantly different in any stage.
Conclusion:
HB position and facial patterns were correlated. There were significantly different HB positions among people with different facial patterns in various dental ages.
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