Obstructive sleep apnea and orthodontics: an American Association of Orthodontists White Paper

RG Behrents, AV Shelgikar, RS Conley… - American journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Highlights•Obstructive sleep apnea can have many serious consequences if left
untreated.•OSA can affect adults and children and can present at any time in …

Pharyngeal airway dimensional changes after orthodontic treatment with premolar extractions: A systematic review with meta-analysis

N Orabi, C Flores-Mir, T Elshebiny, S Elkordy… - American Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction The objective of this research was to evaluate the effect of orthodontic extraction
on the pharyngeal airway volume and Minimum cross-sectional area (MCA) in growing and …

Extraction vs. Nonextraction on Soft‐Tissue Profile Change in Patients with Malocclusion: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

SY Moon, AMA Mohamed, YL He… - BioMed research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives. We aimed to summarize the current evidence regarding the impact of extraction
vs. nonextraction in orthodontic treatment on patients' soft‐tissue profile with malocclusion …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of extraction treatment on upper airway dimensions in patients with bimaxillary skeletal protrusion relative to their vertical skeletal pattern

HN Cho, HJ Yoon, JH Park… - Korean Journal of …, 2021 - synapse.koreamed.org
Objective To investigate dimensional changes in regional pharyngeal airway spaces after
premolar extraction in bimaxillary skeletal protrusion (BSP) patients according to vertical …

Tooth loss and obstructive sleep apnea signs and symptoms in the US population

AE Sanders, AA Akinkugbe, GD Slade, GK Essick - Sleep and Breathing, 2016 - Springer
Purpose The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between tooth loss and signs
and symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in a representative sample of the general …

Airway and cephalometric changes in adult orthodontic patients after premolar extractions

A Joy, J Park, DW Chambers… - The Angle Orthodontist, 2020 - meridian.allenpress.com
Objective To examine changes in the airway and cephalometric measurements associated
with orthodontic treatment of adults with and without premolar extractions. The study …

Effects of miniscrew-assisted orthodontic treatment with premolar extractions on upper airway dimensions in adult patients with Class II high-angle malocclusion

X Shi, H Chen, F Lobbezoo, E Berkhout… - American Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction The primary aim of this study was to investigate the change in upper airway
dimensions and in mandibular position after miniscrew-assisted treatment with premolar …

Influence of tongue volume, oral cavity volume and their ratio on upper airway: A cone beam computed tomography study

SS Rana, OP Kharbanda, B Agarwal - Journal of Oral Biology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Our study aimed to measure the tongue volume (TV), oral cavity volume (OCV),
and their ratio (TV/OCV) and correlate with upper airway using cone-beam computed …

[HTML][HTML] Obstructive sleep apnea: A review for the orthodontist

JM Palomo, VD Piccoli, LM MENEZES - Dental press journal of …, 2023 - SciELO Brasil
Introduction: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects an important part of the population and
is characterized by recurrent total or partial obstruction of the upper airway (UA) during …

Volumetric changes in the upper airway on CBCT after dentofacial orthopedic interventions-a systematic review

RM Steegman, AM Renkema, A Schoeman… - Clinical oral …, 2023 - Springer
Objective To provide a critical overview of the effect of various orthodontic and/or dentofacial
orthopedic interventions on three-dimensional volumetric changes in the upper airway …