Three-dimensional analysis of pharyngeal airway in skeletal Class III patients after sagittal split ramus osteotomy / 中华口腔医学杂志
Chinese Journal of Stomatology
; (12): 221-224, 2012.
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To analyze the three-dimensional changes of pharyngeal airway in patients with skeletal Class III malocclusion after the combined orthodontic and orthognathic treatment.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Twenty patients (9 males, 11 females) and 40 subjects with normal occlusion were involved in the study. Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) were performed on patients one week and six months after treatment. Raw data were reconstructed into three-dimensional model and sagittal and transversal measurements, cross sectional areas, partial and total volumes were computed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>After treatment, the sagittal diameters of each section were significantly reduced by (2.7 ± 3.5), (3.0 ± 3.8), (2.7 ± 3.3) mm, respectively (P < 0.05). The transversal diameter of laryngopharyngeal airway constricted significantly by (4.8 ± 4.1) mm (P < 0.05). Cross sectional areas and volumes of each part in patients after surgery were significantly narrower compared with those of the controls.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>After combined therapy the pharyngeal airway space decreased.</p>
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Main subject:
Orthodontics, Corrective
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Pharynx
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General Surgery
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Therapeutics
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Diagnostic Imaging
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Imaging, Three-Dimensional
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Cone-Beam Computed Tomography
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Osteotomy, Sagittal Split Ramus
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Hypopharynx
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Malocclusion, Angle Class III
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Zh
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Stomatology
Year:
2012
Type:
Article