Non-Cochrane · aetiology · PM42109331

Data on hyoid bone position in class I and class III malocclusions.

Verghese Yohan, Kumar Arvind, Al Hamar Soghyia Talib Abrahim, et al. · Bioinformation · 2026 · PubMed · doi:10.6026/973206300220859

Findings

Population Patients with Angle Class I or Class III malocclusion (children, adolescents and adults) with lateral cephalograms

19 findings

Class I malocclusionClass III malocclusionHyoid bone position: ApH-A on S (mm)
Single cephalometric assessment · Cephalometric radiographs; populations from Estonia, Greece, Iran, Korea and India
MD 5.87 [3.9, 7.85]
GRADE not reported
Studies not reported
Class I malocclusionClass III malocclusionHyoid bone position: ApH-At (mm)
Single cephalometric assessment · Cephalometric radiographs; populations from Estonia, Greece, Iran, Korea and India
MD -0.7 [-2.48, 1.09]
GRADE not reported
Studies not reported
Class I malocclusionClass III malocclusionHyoid bone position: LaH-MP (degrees)
Single cephalometric assessment · Cephalometric radiographs; populations from Estonia, Greece, Iran, Korea and India
MD -0.74 [-2.78, 1.3]
GRADE not reported
Studies not reported
Class I malocclusionClass III malocclusionHyoid bone position: APH-FH (mm)
Single cephalometric assessment · Cephalometric radiographs; populations from Estonia, Greece, Iran, Korea and India
MD 1.26 [-1.26, 3.79]
GRADE not reported
Studies not reported
Class I malocclusionClass III malocclusionHyoid bone position: GoP-APH (mm)
Single cephalometric assessment · Cephalometric radiographs; populations from Estonia, Greece, Iran, Korea and India
MD -1.4 [-3.42, 0.62]
GRADE not reported
Studies not reported
Class I malocclusionClass III malocclusionHyoid bone position: LaH-PBr (degrees)
Single cephalometric assessment · Cephalometric radiographs; populations from Estonia, Greece, Iran, Korea and India
MD -1.33 [-4.13, 1.46]
GRADE not reported
Studies not reported
Class I malocclusionClass III malocclusionHyoid bone position: H-MP (mm)
Single cephalometric assessment · Cephalometric radiographs; populations from Estonia, Greece, Iran, Korea and India
MD 1.41 [0.25, 2.57]
GRADE not reported
Studies not reported
Class I malocclusionClass III malocclusionHyoid bone position: LaH-PP (degrees)
Single cephalometric assessment · Cephalometric radiographs; populations from Estonia, Greece, Iran, Korea and India
MD 2.6 [0.35, 4.85]
GRADE not reported
Studies not reported
Class I malocclusionClass III malocclusionHyoid bone position: Hyoid angle (mm)
Single cephalometric assessment · Cephalometric radiographs; populations from Estonia, Greece, Iran, Korea and India
MD 3.63 [1.92, 5.35]
GRADE not reported
Studies not reported
Class I malocclusionClass III malocclusionHyoid bone position: ApH-S (mm)
Single cephalometric assessment · Cephalometric radiographs; populations from Estonia, Greece, Iran, Korea and India
MD -6 [-8.51, -3.48]
GRADE not reported
Studies not reported
Class I malocclusionClass III malocclusionHyoid bone position: LaH-BaN (degrees)
Single cephalometric assessment · Cephalometric radiographs; populations from Estonia, Greece, Iran, Korea and India
MD -0.18 [-2.77, 2.4]
GRADE not reported
Studies not reported
Class I malocclusionClass III malocclusionHyoid bone position: APH-A (mm)
Single cephalometric assessment · Cephalometric radiographs; populations from Estonia, Greece, Iran, Korea and India
MD 5.89 [4.06, 7.71]
GRADE not reported
Studies not reported
Class I malocclusionClass III malocclusionHyoid bone position: H-RGn (mm)
Single cephalometric assessment · Cephalometric radiographs; populations from Estonia, Greece, Iran, Korea and India
MD 3.63 [1.92, 5.35]
GRADE not reported
Studies not reported
Class I malocclusionClass III malocclusionHyoid bone position: PPH-FH (mm)
Single cephalometric assessment · Cephalometric radiographs; populations from Estonia, Greece, Iran, Korea and India
MD -2.07 [-4.97, 0.84]
GRADE not reported
Studies not reported
Class I malocclusionClass III malocclusionHyoid bone position: ApH-Pog on S (mm)
Single cephalometric assessment · Cephalometric radiographs; populations from Estonia, Greece, Iran, Korea and India
Unresolved: the two extractors disagree on this row.
MD -1.38 [-3, 0.24]
GRADE not reported
Studies not reported
Class I malocclusionClass III malocclusionHyoid bone position: LaH-FH (degrees)
Single cephalometric assessment · Cephalometric radiographs; populations from Estonia, Greece, Iran, Korea and India
MD 5.87 [3.9, 7.85]
GRADE not reported
Studies not reported
Class I malocclusionClass III malocclusionHyoid bone position: ApH-N (mm)
Single cephalometric assessment · Cephalometric radiographs; populations from Estonia, Greece, Iran, Korea and India
MD 9.517 [7.3, 11.73]
GRADE not reported
Studies not reported
Class I malocclusionClass III malocclusionHyoid bone position: C3-Hy (mm)
Single cephalometric assessment · Cephalometric radiographs; populations from Estonia, Greece, Iran, Korea and India
MD 0.09 [-1.09, 1.27]
GRADE not reported
Studies not reported
Class I malocclusionClass III malocclusionHyoid bone position: ApH-Pog (mm)
Single cephalometric assessment · Cephalometric radiographs; populations from Estonia, Greece, Iran, Korea and India
MD 1.13 [-0.51, 2.78]
GRADE not reported
Studies not reported

Included primary studies 5

Open in Studies
StudyYearAlso included byOutcomes it informs hereTrial data
Adamidis 1992
Hyoid bone position and orientation in Class I and Class III malocclusions
DOI:10.1016/s0889-5406(05)80323-3
1992this review onlynot statednot extracted yet
Deshkar 2024
The Influence of the Tongue on the Development of Dental Malocclusion.
PMID:38947580
2024this review onlynot statednot extracted yet
Mortazavi 2018
Hyoid bone position in different facial skeletal patterns.
PMID:29750095
2018this review onlynot statednot extracted yet
Peets 2006
matched by author and year (probable)
NRthis review onlynot statednot extracted yet
Song 1999
matched by author and year (probable)
NRthis review onlynot statednot extracted yet

Review question

ElementPlanned (methods)Found (results)
PopulationPatients with Angle Class I and Class III malocclusion (adolescents or adults) with lateral cephalogramsClass I and Class III patients from Estonia, Greece, Iran, Korea and India (n=7 primary articles)
InterventionClass III malocclusionClass III malocclusion
ComparisonClass I malocclusionClass I malocclusion
OutcomesHyoid bone position (linear and angular cephalometric measurements)19 hyoid position measures (ApH-At, ApH-S, ApH-Pog on S, ApH-Pog, ApH-A on S, ApH-N, PPH-FH, APH-FH, GoP-APH, LaH-FH, LaH-PBr, LaH-MP, LaH-BaN, LaH-PP, APH-A, H-MP, C3-Hy, H-RGn, hyoid angle)
Study designsCephalometric studies using the same measurement pointsCephalometric studies (n=7)
TimingNot specifiedNot specified