[The nasopharynx in jaw compression--craniometric and rhinologic data].
113 patients-7 to 29 years old-of the orthodontic department of the School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, were studied. 51 patients had a high SN-MP angle (a long face) and 62 a low SN-MP angle (a broad face). As compared to the broad-faced group the probands with a long face showed, on the average, a narrower palatal arch, a more posteriorly postitioned hard palate, a smaller nasopharynx (measured in the sagittal plane), and more frequent nasopharyngeal problems. According to our statistical evaluation, a narrower maxillary dental arch and clinical apparent adenoid hypertrophy do not appear to be connected to each other in a cause-and-effect relationship. They rather seem to be two independent symptoms found frequently, though not necessarily in combination with each other, in persons with a long face.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002508:Cephalometry; D002648:Child; D003724:Dental Arch / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005145:Face; D006801:Humans; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D009666:Nose / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D009970:Orthodontics; D010159:Palate / Q000033:anatomy & histology
Der Nasopharynx bei der Kieferkompression -- kraniometrische und rhinologische Daten