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Fig 1: Cephalometric landmarks and planes used for evaluation of airway
1. Centroid of Sella Turcia (S) 2. Nasion (N) 3. Second cervical vertebra-antero-inferior point (CV2ia) 4.
Fourth cervical vertebra-antero-inferior point (CV4ia) 5. Hyoid bone - antero-superior point body (Hy) 6.
Epiglottis (E) 7. Anterior pharyngeal wall at intersection of CV2ia and Hy 8. Anterior paryngeal wall at
intersection CV4ia and Hy 9. Postreior pharyngeal wall at intersection CV2ia and Hy 10. Posterior
pharyngeal wall at intersection CV2ia and Hy
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Vol. 14 No. 1
Jan-Apr 2018