Soft‐tissue stretching: a possible control factor in craniofacial morphogenesis

Beni Solow, Sven Kreiborg

European Journal Of Oral Sciences · 1977 · 266 citations · 4 references

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Abstract

abstract – A hypothesis is presented which links posturally induced stretching of the facial soft‐tissue layer, craniofacial morphology and airway adequacy into a suggested cycle of factors related to craniofacial morphogenesis.

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