ArticleBMC oral health2025
Upper airway and hyoid bone-related morphological parameters associated with the apnea-hypopnea index and lowest nocturnal oxygen saturation: a cephalometric analysis.
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- The Role of the Hyoid Bone in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Severity: A Systematic Review.Journal of sleep research · 2026Pooled it
- Three-dimensional upper airway phenotyping and OSA severity: a CT-based study.European radiology · 2026Article
- Morphological characteristics and soft tissue analysis of the naso-oropharyngeal airway in young adults with skeletal Class II anterior open bite: a CBCT retrospective study.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Cephalometric Assessment of Airway-Related Hyoid Position and Velar Morphology Across Skeletal Malocclusions: A Cross-Sectional Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- 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
- 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
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Abstract
backgroundObstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common disorder characterized by repetitive complete or partial closure of the upper airway during sleep, resulting in sleep fragmentation and oxygen desaturation. Cephalogram is recognized as an effective diagnostic tool for predicting OSA risk in clinical practice. This study aims to assess and analyze the morphological characteristics of the upper airway and hyoid bone position associated with OSA using data from polysomnography studies and two-dimensional cephalometric analysis.
methodsThe study included lateral cephalograms and polysomnography reports from the records of 105 adult (64 males & 41 females) patients who underwent comprehensive clinical examination. The severity of OSA was evaluated based on the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) and lowest nocturnal oxygen saturation (LSaO
resultsThe male group exhibited significantly higher severity of OSA compared to the female group, as indicated by higher AHI and lower LSaO
conclusionCorrelation analysis revealed that a narrower upper airway was positively associated with increased AHI, while an inferiorly positioned hyoid bone in relation to mandible was negatively correlated with LSaO
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