ArticleMaxillofacial plastic and reconstructive surgery2019
Gender-specific cephalometric features related to obesity in sleep apnea patients: trilogy of soft palate-mandible-hyoid bone.
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- The Association Between Craniofacial Morphological Parameters and the Severity of Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Multivariate Analysis Using the Apnea-Hypopnea Index and Nocturnal Oxygen Desaturation.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Surgical Management of Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Efficacy, Outcomes, and Alternatives-A Systematic Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- International Consensus Statement on Obstructive Sleep Apnea.International forum of allergy & rhinology · 2023Review
- The Link Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Orthodontic Anomalies in Obese Adult Population.Materia socio-medica · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between gender-specific and obesity-related airway anatomy in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) by using cephalometric analyses.
methodsWe retrospectively evaluated 206 patients with suspected OSA undergoing polysomnography and anthropometric measurements such as body mass index, neck circumference, and waist-hip ratio. We checked lateral cephalometry to measure tissue landmarks including angle from A point to nasion to B point (ANB), soft palate length (SPL), soft palate thickness (SPT), retropalatal space (RPS), retrolingual space (RLS), and mandibular plane to hyoid (MPH).
resultsMale with OSA showed significantly increased SPL (
conclusionMale and female with OSA had distinct anatomic features of the upper airway and different interactions among soft palate, mandible, and hyoid bone.
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