Obstructive sleep apnoea: a cephalometric study. Part II. Uvulo-glossopharyngeal morphology

Obstructive sleep apnoea: a cephalometric study. Part II. Uvulo-glossopharyngeal morphology

SUMMARY A comprehensive cephalometric analysis of uvulo-glossopharyngeal morphology in 100 patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and 36 controls was performed. The aberrations in the OSA patients included: Increased length, thickness, and sagittal area of palate (PM-U; SPT; SPA; P

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Veröffentlicht in:European journal of orthodontics 1995-02, Vol.17 (1), p.57-67
Hauptverfasser: Tangugsorn, Vivat, Skatvedt, Olav, Krogstad, Olaf, Lyberg, Torstein
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Adult
Aged
Case-Control Studies
Cephalometry
Dentistry
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Nasopharynx - pathology
Oropharynx - pathology
Palate, Soft - pathology
Pharynx - pathology
Sleep Apnea Syndromes - pathology
Tongue - pathology
Uvula - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:SUMMARY A comprehensive cephalometric analysis of uvulo-glossopharyngeal morphology in 100 patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and 36 controls was performed. The aberrations in the OSA patients included: Increased length, thickness, and sagittal area of palate (PM-U; SPT; SPA; P
ISSN:0141-5387
1460-2210
DOI:10.1093/ejo/17.1.57