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Anterior cranial base angle was large in patients with CHH. Basilar invagination was not found.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study found no severe craniofacial involvement of patients with CHH, except for the short jaws. Unexpectedly, mandibular deficiency did not lead to skeletal class II malocclusion.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Clinical Impact<\/jats:title><jats:p>Although the jaws were shorter in patients with CHH, they were proportional to each other. 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