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How much space should there be between your hard palate of your maxilla and your soft palate of your mandible?
5 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
There is no slft pal: There is no soft palate of the mandible.
Answered 2/23/2013
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Incorrect question: There is no soft palate of the mandible. The hard and soft palates are contiguous on the maxilla.
Answered 1/16/2015
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Oropharynx: The occlusion begins in the oropharynx as the tongue comes into contact with the soft palate and posterior-pharyngeal wall. The dimensions of oropharynx in upright (antero-posterior dimensions of the oropharyngeal 5.8mm).
Answered 1/16/2015
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