Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3155330 | Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research | 2012 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
ABSTRACTBackgroundThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between facial morphology using cephalometry and chronologic age in preschool children with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).Materials and MethodsFrom a group of lateral cephalometric radiographs taken of 35 children with OSA for diagnostic purposes, 15 were selected for the present investigation based on head position. The subjects consisted of preschool children with both OSA and primary dentition, all of them with a lowest documented SpO2 <90% and a lowest 0
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Authors
Shigeto Kawashima, Koichiro Ueda, Mitsuyo Shinohara, Mikiko Mano, Haruhide Kanegae, Shunsuke Namaki,