title: [Relations between the nasopharynx, eustachian tube distance and maxillary shape].
abstract: The results of measurements of the impressions of palate and nasopharynx are compared. While choanes, anterior and medial nasopharynx grow in relation to age, the posterior width correlates with measurements of the maxilla, especially with the distance of molars and premolars. This means that in persons with wide maxillary dimensions, a wide nasopharynx can be expected. This fact may influence the indication for tubal therapy and otosurgery, since a narrow nasopharynx implies poor conditions for the aeration of the Eustachian tube.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005064:Eustachian Tube / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008437:Maxilla / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000473:pathology*; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000601:surgery; D010159:Palate / Q000473:pathology; D014433:Tympanoplasty / Q000379:methods
vernacular_title: Uber Zusammenhänge zwischen Nasenrachen, Tubenabstand und Oberkieferform.