ArticleBMC oral health2021
Do the dimensions of the hard palate have a relationship with the volumes of the upper airways and maxillary sinuses? A CBCT study.
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- Do patients with different craniofacial patterns have differences in upper airway volume? A systematic review with network meta-analysis.European journal of orthodontics · 2024Pooled it
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- Relationship between maxillary sinus volume and alveolar trabeculation at orthodontic mini-implant sites across vertical skeletal patterns: a cross-sectional CBCT analysis.BMC medical imaging · 2025Article
- Evaluation of nasal passage and palatal morphology in patients with impacted maxillary canine: a retrospective study using cone-beam computed tomography.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Improvement of the Respiratory Function in a Patient With Mandibular Retrognathia and Hyperdivergent Skeletal Pattern With Condylar Resorption by Le Fort I Osteotomy and Genioplasty.Case reports in dentistry · 2025Article
- Is palatal cavity volume affected by maxillary sinus pathologies? A CBCT study.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- Upper airway dimensions and craniofacial morphology: A correlation study using cone beam computed tomography.Korean journal of orthodontics · 2024Article
- Three-dimensional analysis of palatal morphology and PAS in patients with cleft lip and palate prior to orthodontic treatment.Head & face medicine · 2024Article
- Evaluation of nasal septal deviation and maxillary bone and nasal airway dimensions and volumes using cone-beam computed tomography in patients with unilateral palatal canine displacement: a retrospective study.The Angle orthodontist · 2024Article
- Tridimensional assessment of the mandibular angle in patients with different skeletal patterns by cone-beam computed tomography scans: a retrospective study.BMC oral health · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundAs the hard palate is a central structure of the skull, and its close relationship with the nasal cavity, oral cavity, and maxillary sinuses, it would be of interest to study if there is a relationship between this bone and other structures of the stomatognathic system. Thus, this study aimed to assess the dimensions of the hard palate and associate them with sex, and skeletal and breathing patterns. Also, to investigate if there is a relationship between these dimensions and the volumes of the upper airways and maxillary sinuses.
methodsTwo hundred and ninety-eight CBCT scans of patients were classified according to sex, and skeletal and breathing patterns. Then, the linear dimensions of width and height of the hard palate at the regions of the first premolars and first molars, and the volumes of the upper airways and maxillary sinuses were measured using the CS 3D Imaging and ITK-SNAP software, respectively. Data were submitted to multi-way analysis of variance and linear regression, with a significance level of 5% (α = 0.05).
resultsSex and facial type influenced the hard palate dimensions (p < 0.05). Males had greater width and height of the hard palate than females (p < 0.0001). It was observed greater width for brachycephalics at the first premolars region (p = 0.0032), and greater height for dolichocephalics at the first premolars (p = 0.0154) and first molars (p = 0.0038) regions. Skeletal malocclusion and breathing pattern did not influence the measurements of the hard palate (p > 0.05). There was a significant relationship between the width and height of the hard palate at the premolar's region and the total volume of the upper airways (p = 0.018, and p = 0.038), and between both dimensions of the hard palate at the molar's region and the total volume of the maxillary sinuses (p < 0.0001).
conclusionsThe hard palate dimensions are influenced by sex and facial type, but not by skeletal malocclusion or breathing pattern. Also, there is an association between these dimensions and the volumes of the upper airways and maxillary sinuses.
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