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Difficult oral intubation may be associated with all except:

A
Receding lower jaw
B
Poor mobility of mandible
C
Protruding upper incisor tooth
D
Decreased alveolar mental distance
High-Yield Explanation
Oral tracheal intubation is commonly employed in the administration of general anesthesia. Difficult intubation is expected in: 1. Limited neck extension. 2. Limited temporomandibular joint range of motion. 3. Massive obesity. 4. Prominent maxillary teeth. 5. Broken or loose maxillary teeth. 6. Fragile maxillary dental work. 7. Macroglossia. 8. Tonsillar pillars not visualized. 9. Anterior larynx 10. Rheumatoid involvement of larynx 11. Airway edema. 12. Intrinsic or extrinsic pathology eg. Tumor, abscess, hematoma, or foreign body 13. Active bleeding in airway.

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