Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 6 , Pages 1099-1103 , June 2008

Accuracy of Predicting the Pharyngeal Airway Space on the Cephalogram After Mandibular Setback Surgery

  • Toshitaka Muto, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, National Defense Medical College, Saitama, Japan.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Muto: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama, 359-8513 Japan
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  • Atsue Yamazaki, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Hokkaido, Japan.
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  • Shigehiro Takeda, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Hokkaido, Japan.
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  • Yasunori Sato, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Chief Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, National Defense Medical College, Saitama, Japan.

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doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2008.01.003

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 6 , Pages 1099-1103 , June 2008

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