Abstract

Background: Lateral cephalometric radiography is commonly used as a standard tool in orthodontic assessment andtreatment planning. This study aimed to determine the tongue and surrounding space area in a sample of Iraqiadults with class I dental and skeletal pattern.Materials and methods: The study included thirty healthy subjects (15 males and 15 females) with an age rangedbetween 23-34 years and class I dental and skeletal pattern with no history of any sleep related disorders. Theassessed cephalometric measurement included length and height of the tongue and position of hyoid bone fromcervical line. Descriptive statistics were obtained for the data. Genders difference was evaluated by independentsample t-test.Results: There were significantly higher values in males as compared to females in most of the measurements.Conclusions: The study provides preliminary details of tongue space area assessment in normal class I profile subjects

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