OroPharyngeal Airway

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Key Facts

Abbreviation
OPA
Pronunciation
/ˌɔroʊfəˈrɪndʒiəl ˈɛrweɪ/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Physiology

Examples in Context

  1. The changes of jaw bone, especially the size and position of the mandible have more effects than the displacement of teeth on the oropharyngeal airway dimension and the hyoid bone level position.
  2. The oropharyngeal airway dimension can not be changed obviously by extraction orthodontic treatment, however extraction treatment will affect the nasopharyngeal airway dimension and the hyoid bone level position.
  3. Clinical observation of effect of a self-made oropharyngeal airway
  4. The minimum cross-section of the oropharyngeal airway most located in the end of the soft palate or near the base of the tongue, oropharyngeal airway presents a narrow middle, two wide funnel-shaped form.
  5. Method : Taken away the flat iron circle used as a tooth pad from an ordinary oropharyngeal airway, the new device is made by fixing an air pipe in size 8 or 9 at the connector.

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