Title
Tongue position and paharyngeal airway dimension with mandibular setback procedure among skeletal class III cases
Authors
T.V Vyshak*, Sanghamitra Jena, Nivedita Sahoo, Biswaroop Mohanty & Bhagabati Dash
Affiliation
Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, KIIT (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India; *Corresponding author
T.V Vyshak - E-mail: vyshak1994vy@gmail.com
Sanghamitra Jena - E-mail: sanghmitra.jena@kids.ac.in
NiveditaSahoo - E-mail: drniveditasahoo81@gamial.com
BiswaroopMohanty - E-mail: drbmohanty@gmail.com
Bhagabati Dash - E-mail: bhagabatidash23@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received August 1, 2025; Revised August 31, 2025; Accepted August 31, 2025, Published August 31, 2025
Abstract
Mandibular setback surgery is frequently used to address this condition, enhancing both facial aesthetics and bite function. Therefore, it is of interest to assess the dimensions of the pharyngeal airway which has undergone change in the position of tongue as a consequence of setback surgery of the mandible. This study found significant reductions in airway dimensions and posterior tongue displacement following mandibular setback surgery. There is reduction in the dimensions of the oropharyngeal airway.
Keywords
Tongue position, paharyngeal airway dimension, mandibular setback, skeletal class
Citation
Vyshak et al. Bioinformation 21(8): 2815-2819 (2025)
Edited by
P Babaji
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
