Comparison of the pharyngeal airway in snoring and non-snoring patients based on the lateral cephalometric study: A case-control study.
Dent Med Probl
; 60(1): 121-126, 2023.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Normal airways are a key factor during the craniofacial growth of the young. Therefore, sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) without treatment can have harmful consequences for development and health.OBJECTIVES:
This study aimed to evaluate the cephalometric characteristics in non-snoring individuals and snoring subjects, and investigate differences in the pharyngeal airway space between the 2 groups. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
This case-control study included 70 patients aged over 18 years, selected from a radiology center. The patients were divided into 2 groups case (35 patients with a history of habitual snoring); and control (35 healthy patients). The Berlin sleep questionnaire was administered to the parents of the patients. The nasopharyngeal airway was measured according to the analysis of Linder-Aronson (1970), and 4 indices were measured and analyzed in each of the lateral cephalometric radiographs.RESULTS:
No statistically significant differences were observed in the pharyngeal measurements between the 2 groups, although all means in the control group were higher than in the experimental group. However, there was a significant relationship between gender and the Ba-S-PNS and PNS-AD2 indices.CONCLUSIONS:
Although the patients with nocturnal snoring had smaller airway dimensions, their pharyngeal measurements were not significantly different from the control group.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Síndromes da Apneia do Sono
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Ronco
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2023
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Article