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Cone beam computed tomography scans were taken at T1 and T2. Dolphin3D imaging software was used to determine oropharyngeal airway volume, dimensions, and anteroposterior hyoid bone position.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold>\n                    \u2002Multivariate ANOVA was used to evaluate changes between T1 and T2. Oropharyngeal airway volume, airway dimensions, and A-P position of the hyoid bone increased significantly with functional appliance treatment. SNA and ANB decreased significantly in the experimental group (\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2264 .05). Changes in SNB and Sn-GoGn failed to reach statistical significance.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Conclusions:<\/jats:bold>\n                    \u2002Functional appliance therapy increases oropharyngeal airway volume, airway dimensions, and anteroposterior hyoid bone position in growing patients.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.2319\/042915-295.1","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,12,9]],"date-time":"2015-12-09T14:23:14Z","timestamp":1449670994000},"page":"955-961","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":44,"title":["Changes in the oropharyngeal airway of Class II patients treated with the mandibular anterior repositioning appliance"],"prefix":"10.2319","volume":"86","author":[{"given":"Susan","family":"Rizk","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Private Practice, Lathrup Village, Mich."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Valmy Pangrazio","family":"Kulbersh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Professor, Department of Orthodontics, University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, Mich."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Riyad","family":"Al-Qawasmi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Associate Professor, Department of Orthodontics, University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, Mich."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1164","reference":[{"key":"i0003-3219-86-6-955-r1","series-title":"Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop","first-page":"477","article-title":"Differential diagnosis of Class II Malocclusion","volume":"78","author":"Moyers\n              R,","year":"1980","unstructured":"Moyers\n              R, \n            \n              Riolo\n              M, \n            \n              Guire\n              K, \n            \n              Wainwright\n              R, \n            \n              Bookstein\n              F\n            \n          . 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