Craniofacial cephalometric evaluation in habitual snorers with and without obstructive sleep apnea.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
; 109(6): 1007-13, 1993 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-8265182
ABSTRACT
Cephalometry has been used to evaluate soft tissue and craniofacial dimensions in moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSA), but rarely in habitual snoring, the preclinical stage of OSA. This study deals with craniofacial bone measurements in a sample of 28 male habitual snorers with and without OSA, and 10 healthy non-snorers. Habitual snorers showed a significant decrease in sagittal dimensions of the cranial base and mandibular bone; there was also a shorter maxilla in group B (apnea plus hypopnea index more than 10) with respect to group A (apnea plus hypopnea index less or equal to 10). Facial height and angle dimensions were not different between snorers and non-snorers. These findings indicate that some habitual snorers may have some anatomic disposition to upper airway obstruction during sleep.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Síndromes da Apneia do Sono
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Ronco
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Cefalometria
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
Ano de publicação:
1993
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Itália