The upper airway is a collapsible tube, and its collapsibility increases during sleep. Extrinsic
factors such as atypical craniofacial features may increase the risks of airway collapse. We …

Craniofacial modification by orthodontic techniques is increasingly incorporated into the
multidisciplinary management of sleep-disordered breathing in children and adolescents …

This study aims to investigate the association between adenoid hypertrophy and facial
development. A total of 388 children aged 1–13 years old who had undergone head MRI in …

Study Objectives: To investigate the prevalence of positional obstructive sleep apnea (P-
OSA) and rapid eye movement–related OSA (REM-OSA) in children with OSA and identify …

Objective Our aim was to assess the palatine tonsil size with transcervical ultrasonography
in healthy children and to analyze whether the palatine tonsil size is correlated with age …

Objectives To identify craniofacial and upper airway morphological characteristics
associated with the presence and severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children …

Background This study aimed to evaluate the outcomes of posterior pharyngeal fat grafting
for the management of velopharyngeal insufficiency using a simplified therapeutic algorithm …

Objective To validate the ERC-recommended facial landmark-distance for oropharyngeal
airway sizing in children. Methods We conducted a prospective observational study in …

Background Core temperature monitoring is indispensable to prevent children from
perioperative thermal perturbations. Although nasopharyngeal measurements are …

Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the variations in sleep architecture and types
of sleep disturbances in preschool and school-age children diagnosed with obstructive …