Oropharyngeal Airway Three-dimensional Changes after Treatment with Myobrace in Class II Retrognathic Children

Since cephalometric radiography was introduced by Broadbent to evaluate the craniofacial morphology, as recently reported (8), to evaluate the size of the airways and tongue in patients with sleep apnea, it is widely used, but, not be evaluated in three dimensions. Additional studies are necessary f...

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Published in:Iranian journal of public health 2017-02, Vol.46 (2), p.265-267
Main Authors: Ahn, Eun-Suk, Kim, Ah-Hyeon, Shim, Youn-Soo, An, So-Youn
Format: Article
Language:English
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Insomnia
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Orthodontics
Sleep apnea
Sleep disorders
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Summary:Since cephalometric radiography was introduced by Broadbent to evaluate the craniofacial morphology, as recently reported (8), to evaluate the size of the airways and tongue in patients with sleep apnea, it is widely used, but, not be evaluated in three dimensions. Additional studies are necessary for objective improvements of symptoms of sleep disorders using polysomnography after applying Myobrace to the patients diagnosed with OSA. Since we obtained airway expansion using Myobrace, we suggest it is used for myofunctional orthodontic treatment of childhood OSAS patients.
ISSN:2251-6085
2251-6093