Background Paediatric obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a sleep breathing disorder which
may have dramatic effects on childhood behaviour, neurodevelopment, metabolism, and …

Aim To ascertain and illustrate specific clinical dento‐craniofacial characteristics associated
with sleep‐disordered breathing (SDB) in non‐syndromic children. Methods Narrative …

Objectives This study aimed to determine the prevalence and independent risk factors of
SDB, and explore its association with malocclusion among 6–11-year-old children in …

Background Large horizontal maxillary overjet (overjet) is associated with reduced bite force
(BF) and number of contacts, which influence the chewing effectivity (CE). Oral health, oro …

Introduction The study aimed to compare daytime sleepiness in children with severe
malocclusion with healthy children with neutral occlusion (controls) and to analyze …

The aim of the present study was to investigate predictors of malocclusion in Brazilian
schoolchildren eight to ten years of age based on a causal directed acyclic graph model. A …

Aim This study aimed to investigate Italian dentists' knowledge of and attitudes toward
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children. Methods An anonymous questionnaire was …

Objective Orthodontic treatment often involves four first premolar extractions. There is
concern that the retraction of the anterior teeth due to extraction of first premolars may …

(1) Background: Sleep-disordered breathing represents a growing public health concern,
especially among children and adolescents. The main risk factors for pediatric sleep …

Background Sleep Disordered Breathing (SDB) in children and its role in health has
received renewed interest in the recent past. Malocclusion is one of the most common …