Effects of orthognathic surgery on oropharyngeal airway: a meta-analysis

CT Mattos, GNL Vilani, EF Sant'Anna… - International journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Oropharyngeal changes caused by orthognathic surgery have been a concern because the
sleep quality of patients may be enhanced or worsened by these changes. The purpose of …

Upper airway dimensions in patients undergoing orthognathic surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

IO Christovam, CO Lisboa, D Ferreira… - International journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
The objective of this systematic review was to evaluate the effect of different types of
orthognathic surgery on the dimensions of the upper airways assessed using three …

Measuring the airway in 3 dimensions: a reliability and accuracy study

H El, JM Palomo - American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial …, 2010 - Elsevier
The aim of the study was to compare the reliability and accuracy of 3 commercially available
digital imaging and communications in medicine (DICOM) viewers for measuring upper …

Changes of pharyngeal airway size and hyoid bone position following orthodontic treatment of Class I bimaxillary protrusion

Q Wang, P Jia, NK Anderson… - The Angle …, 2012 - meridian.allenpress.com
Objectives: To test the hypothesis that the sagittal position of the anterior teeth has no effect
on pharyngeal airway dimension or hyoid bone position and to investigate the influence of …

Two-and three-dimensional evaluation of the upper airway after bimaxillary correction of Class III malocclusion

G Jakobsone, L Neimane, G Krumina - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral …, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The aim the study was to evaluate area and volumetric changes in the upper
airway after bimaxillary correction of Class III malocclusion by the means of computer …

Evaluation of pharyngeal airway space changes after bimaxillary orthognathic surgery with a 3-dimensional simulation and modeling program

SM Gokce, S Gorgulu, HS Gokce, AO Bengi… - American Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Introduction The aims of this study were to use 3-dimensional simulation and modeling
programs to evaluate the effects of bimaxillary orthognathic surgical correction of Class III …

Uvulo-glossopharyngeal dimensions in non-extraction, extraction with minimum anchorage, and extraction with maximum anchorage

D Germec-Cakan, T Taner… - The European Journal of …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
The aim of this study was to investigate upper respiratory airway dimensions in non-
extraction and extraction subjects treated with minimum or maximum anchorage. Lateral …

Cephalometric and three-dimensional assessment of the posterior airway space and imaging software reliability analysis before and after orthognathic surgery

JPM Burkhard, AD Dietrich, C Jacobsen, M Roos… - Journal of Cranio …, 2014 - Elsevier
Purpose This study aimed to compare the reliability of three different imaging software
programs for measuring the PAS and concurrently to investigate the morphological changes …

Clinical and cone-beam computed tomography evaluation of the three-dimensional increase in pharyngeal airway space following maxillo-mandibular rotation …

M Raffaini, C Pisani - Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, 2013 - Elsevier
Aim The aim of this study was to evaluate three-dimensionally the changes that occur in the
pharyngeal airway space (PAS) after maxillo-mandibular advancement surgery (MMA) and …

Cephalometric evaluation of pharyngeal airway space changes in class III patients undergoing orthognathic surgery

VA Pereira-Filho, LM Castro-Silva, M de Moraes… - Journal of oral and …, 2011 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to retrospectively evaluate pharyngeal airway space
(PAS) changes in patients with skeletal Class III deformity who received different skeletal …