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Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Table 1 Changes (mm) in pharyngeal airway space and soft tissue

From: Retrospective study of changes in pharyngeal airway space and position of hyoid bone after mandibular setback surgery by cephalometric analysis

 

T1

T2

T3

T1, T2

T2, T3

T1, T3

Nasopharynx

10.7 ± 2.9

8.0 ± 3.0

8.6 ± 2.5

**

ns

**

Oropharynx

11.5 ± 3.9

9.8 ± 3.3

9.7 ± 3.1

**

ns

*

Hypopharynx

11.3 ± 2.5

10.3 ± 3.0

9.3 ± 2.5

ns

ns

**

Soft palate

25.9 ± 4.3

21.7 ± 3.9

22.1 ± 4.8

**

ns

**

Tongue

24.6 ± 4.6

21.7 ± 4.4

22.4 ± 5.7

**

ns

**

PRL to Pog

106.7 ± 8.8

98.0 ± 9.1

100.3 ± 9.9

**

*

**

  1. ns not significant,
  2. **P < 0.01, *P < 0.05
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