Craniofacial phenotyping in obstructive sleep apnea—a novel quantitative photographic approach

RWW Lee, ASL Chan, RR Grunstein, PA Cistulli - Sleep, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Study Objectives: To compare the craniofacial morphological phenotype of subjects
with and without obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) using a quantitative photographic analysis …

Use of 3-dimensional computed tomography scan to evaluate upper airway patency for patients undergoing sleep-disordered breathing surgery

HY Li, NH Chen, CR Wang, YH Shu… - … —Head and Neck …, 2003 - journals.sagepub.com
OBJECTIVE: Our goal was to investigate the correlation between upper airway 3-
dimensional computed tomography (3-D CT) measurements and polysomnography data of …

Anatomic measures of upper airway structures in obstructive sleep apnea

JE Barrera, CY Pau, VI Forest, AB Holbrook… - World journal of …, 2017 - mednexus.org
Objective: Determine if anatomic dimensions of airway structures are associated with airway
obstruction in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients. Methods: Twenty-eight subjects with …

Relationship between cephalometric characteristics and obstructive sites in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

UB Baik, M Suzuki, K Ikeda… - The angle …, 2002 - meridian.allenpress.com
Patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) have characteristic dentofacial
features, but the sites of obstruction differ greatly. The purpose of this study was to …

Effect of mandibular and tongue protrusion on upper airway size during wakefulness.

KA Ferguson, LL Love, CF Ryan - American journal of respiratory …, 1997 - atsjournals.org
Oral appliances for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) produce either
mandibular or tongue protrusion, and are thought to enlarge the upper airway (UA). We …

Three‐dimensional evaluation of upper airway in patients with different anteroposterior skeletal patterns

ZH Zheng, T Yamaguchi, A Kurihara… - Orthodontics & …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Structured Abstract Objectives To investigate variability in the upper airway of subjects with
different anteroposterior skeletal patterns by evaluating the volume and the most constricted …

Comparison of pharyngeal airway changes on plain radiography and cone-beam computed tomography after orthognathic surgery

CR Sears, AJ Miller, MK Chang, JC Huang… - Journal of Oral and …, 2011 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: The purpose of the present prospective study was to develop a 3-dimensional
analysis of the airway using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) and to determine …

Relationship between surface facial dimensions and upper airway structures in obstructive sleep apnea

RWW Lee, K Sutherland, ASL Chan, B Zeng… - Sleep, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Study Objectives: We hypothesized that the facial phenotype is closely linked to
upper airway anatomy. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between …

Machine learning and geometric morphometrics to predict obstructive sleep apnea from 3D craniofacial scans

F Monna, RB Messaoud, N Navarro, S Baillieul… - Sleep Medicine, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) remains massively underdiagnosed, due to
limited access to polysomnography (PSG), the highly complex gold standard for diagnosis …

A comparison of the Twin Block and Herbst mandibular advancement splints in the treatment of patients with obstructive sleep apnoea: a prospective study

HM Lawton, JM Battagel… - The European Journal of …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
This prospective, randomized, crossover study of 16 patients with obstructive sleep apnoea
(OSA)[12 males, four females; median body mass index (BMI) 29.2 kg/m2 (range 23.8–51.1); …