ArticleThe Angle orthodontist2020
Decreased maxillary sinus volume is a potential predictor of obstructive sleep apnea.
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- Comparison of nasal passage and palatal volume in obstructive sleep apnea patients and healthy individuals using cone beam computed tomography.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2025Article
- Relationship between the diameters of sphenopalatine foramen and alveolar antral artery and maxillary sinus volume: a retrospective cone beam computed tomography study.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Estimating Maxillary Sinus Volume Using Smartphone Camera.IEEE open journal of engineering in medicine and biology · 2025Article
- Changes in Maxillary Sinus Volume and Mucosal Thickness Post Bimaxillary Advancement Procedures: A Retrospective Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Comparative study of anatomical features of primary and accessory maxillary ostia between patients with obstructive sleep apnea and healthy controls.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2024Article
- Association between nasal airway minimal cross-sectional areas and obstructive sleep apnoea.European journal of orthodontics · 2023Article
- A reproducible and repeatable digital method for quantifying nasal and sinus airway changes following suture palatine expansion.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2023Article
- Three-dimensional evaluation of the maxillary sinus in patients with different skeletal classes and cranio-maxillary relationships assessed with cone beam computed tomography.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Assessment of Maxillary Sinus Variations Post-LeFort: A Systematic Review.World journal of plastic surgery · 2023Review
- A Replicable and Reproducible Digital Method for Quantifying Maxillary Sinus Airway Changes after Sinus Lifts Using the Lateral Window Approach Technique-A Retrospective Study.Journal of personalized medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo investigate the associations between nasal airway volume and the presence and severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adults. MATERIALS AND
methodsThe medical records of adult patients who visited the sleep clinic at University Hospital between June 2013 and April 2017 and underwent overnight polysomnography for the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea were reviewed retrospectively. Using computed tomography, the volumes of the nasal airways and maxillary sinuses were measured, and associations with the presence and severity of OSA were analyzed while controlling for the effects of possible confounders such as lateral cephalometric variables, maxillary widths, tongue/hyoid position, and soft palate dimensions.
resultsComparison between normal subjects and patients with OSA revealed that the latter had decreased ratios of maxillary sinus volume to whole nasal airway volume (P = .029) than normal subjects. OSA severity was greater in those with inferior positions of the hyoid (P = .010), in older patients (P = .011), and in those with high body mass index (P = .001). The volume of the total nasal airway or maxillary sinuses were not associated with OSA severity.
conclusionsA decreased ratio of maxillary sinus volume to whole nasal airway volume is associated with adult OSA. However, OSA severity is not associated with either maxillary sinus volume or whole nasal airway volume.
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