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ArticlePloS one2014

Cephalometric pattern and nasal patency in children with primary snoring: the evidence of a direct correlation.

Anna Maria Zicari, Marzia Duse, Francesca Occasi, Valeria Luzzi, Emanuela Ortolani, Flaminia Bardanzellu, Serena Bertin, Antonella Polimeni

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Article in PloS one, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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Anna Maria ZicariDepartment of Pediatrics, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Marzia DuseDepartment of Pediatrics, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Francesca OccasiDepartment of Pediatrics, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Valeria LuzziDepartment of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Emanuela OrtolaniGeorge Eastman "Odontoiatric hospital", Rome, Italy.
Flaminia BardanzelluDepartment of Pediatrics, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Serena BertinDepartment of pediatric otorhinolaryngology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Antonella PolimeniDepartment of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionSleep disordered breathing (SDB) might affect craniofacial growth and children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome present an increase in total and lower anterior heights of the face and a more anterior and inferior position of the hyoid bone when compared to nasal breathers.

objectiveTo investigate the correlation between rhinomanometric and cephalometric parameters in children with primary snoring (PS), without apnea or gas exchange abnormalities. MATERIALS AND

methodsThirty children with habitual snoring (16 females and 14 males) aged 4-8 years (mean age 6.85±1.51 years) were selected by a SDB validate questionnaire. All subjects underwent lateral cephalometric, panoramic radiographies.

resultsIn our sample 10 children (33%) had snoring 3 nights/week, 11 (37%) 4-6 nights/week and 9 (30%) every night/week. Overall 7 patients (23.3%) were affected by adenoid hypertrophy (AH), 4 (13.3%) by tonsillar hypertrophy (TH) and 13 (43.3%) by AH and TH. We found a more vertical position of the hyoid bone to the mandibular plane (H⊥VT) in patients with a higher frequency (7.3±2.7 vs 7.6±3.7 vs 10.9±2.5 in children snoring 3 nights/week, 4-6 nights/week and every night/week respectively; p = 0.032). Concerning nasal patency significant correlations were found with ANB (maxillary and jaw position with respect to the cranial base), NS∧Ar (growth predictor), sumangle, FMA (total divergence), SnaSnp∧GoMe (inferior divergence), BaN∧PtGn (facial growth pattern), Phw1_PsP (posterosuperior airway space), AHC3H (the horizontal distance between the most anterosuperior point of the hyoid bone and the third cervical vertebra).

conclusionThe present study supports the relationship between nasal obstruction and specific craniofacial characteristics in children with primary snoring and lead us to hypothesize that nasal obstruction might explain the indirect link between snoring and cephalometric alterations.

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CephalometryChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansMaleNoseSnoring

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