ArticleBMC pulmonary medicine2022
Hyoid bone position as an indicator of severe obstructive sleep apnea.
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- The Role of the Hyoid Bone in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Severity: A Systematic Review.Journal of sleep research · 2026Pooled it
- The role of the hyoid bone in mandibular advancement: insights from functional appliance therapy in patients with skeletal class II - a prospective cohort study.Head & face medicine · 2025Trial
- Subaxial Cervical Sagittal Alignment as an Anatomical Correlate of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Severity: A Cephalometric Analysis.Biomedicines · 2026Article
- Comparison of the Effects of Functional Treatment and Orthognathic Surgery on Hyoid Bone Position Following Mandibular Advancement.Turkish journal of orthodontics · 2026Article
- Cephalometric Measurements of Upper Airway at Upright and Supine Posture in Adult OSAS Patients.European journal of dentistry · 2026Article
- Craniofacial Analysis of Lateral Cephalograms in Obstructive Sleep Apnea-An Exploratory Case-Control Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Evaluation of the Hyoid Bone Position Based on the Hyoid Triangle in Patients With Different Skeletal Patterns: A Lateral Cephalometry Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Role of Cone-Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) in Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA): A Comprehensive Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Effects of Web-Based Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy on Hyoid Bone Position in Adults with Mild to Moderate Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Evidence from an Estonian Substudy of a Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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- Cephalometric differences between patients with REM- and NREM-Predominant OSA: implications for selecting surgical candidates.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2025Article
- A novel method for hyoid suspension using a magnetic device in beagles: A preliminary study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Automated 3D segmentation of the hyoid bone in CBCT using nnU-Net v2: a retrospective study on model performance and potential clinical utility.BMC medical imaging · 2025Article
- Upper airway and hyoid bone-related morphological parameters associated with the apnea-hypopnea index and lowest nocturnal oxygen saturation: a cephalometric analysis.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- 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
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- Hyoid Position and Aging: A Comprehensive Analysis Using AI-assisted Segmentation of 282 Computed Tomography Scans.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2024Article
- Predicting OSA Using Radiographs of the Airway Anatomy.Nature and science of sleep · 2024Article
- Comparison of invisalign mandibular advancement and twin-block on upper airway and hyoid bone position improvements for skeletal class II children: a retrospective study.BMC oral health · 2023Article
- The Reliability of Three-Dimensional Landmark-Based Craniomaxillofacial and Airway Cephalometric Analysis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between hyoid bone position and severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and to investigate its value as a complementary diagnostic method.
methodsA total of 133 patients who were diagnosed as OSA with an apnea-hypopnea index ≥ 5 were included. Clinical examination, level I polysomnography (PSG) and lateral cephalographic analysis were done. Comprehensive PSG characteristics were compared according to hyoid bone position and the predictive power of the distance between the mandible and hyoid was assessed.
resultsThe distance between the hyoid bone and mandibular plane was significantly longer in the severe OSA group (p = 0.013). The distance from hyoid bone to third vertebrae (C3) and hyoid bone to mentum were also longer in the severe OSA group but the difference did not reach statistical significance. The distance between hyoid bone and mandibular plane was effective in predicting severe OSA, with a cut-off value of 19.45 mm (AUC = 0.623, p = 0.040). When grouped according to a distance cut-off value of 19.45 mm, those with a longer distance between the hyoid bone and mandibular plane showed more respiratory disturbance, lower oxygen saturation levels, less deep slow wave sleep, and more fragmented sleep with arousals.
conclusionsThe distance between the hyoid bone and mandibular plane derived from cephalometric analysis can be a valuable diagnostic parameter that can be easily applied in differentiating severe OSA patients.
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