Changes in hyoid bone position following rapid maxillary expansion in adolescents

Angle Orthodontist

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 632-638

  Phoenix, Austin ^a   Valiathan, Manish ^b   Nelson, Suchitra ^b   Strohl, Kingman P ^b   Hans, Mark ^b  

^a Case Western Reserve University ^*

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway; Hyoid bone; Rapid maxillary expansion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CEPHALOMETRY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYOID BONE; MALE; MANDIBLE; MOUTH BREATHING; NOSE CAVITY; ORTHODONTICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TONGUE;

ADOLESCENT; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEPHALOMETRY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYOID BONE; MALE; MANDIBLE; MOUTH BREATHING; NASAL CAVITY; PALATAL EXPANSION TECHNIQUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TONGUE;

EID: 79960173802     PISSN: 00033219     EISSN: 19457103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2319/060710-313.1     Document Type: Article

References (23)

1. Schmidt-Nowara W, Lowe A, Wiegand L, Cartwright R, Perez-Guerra F, Menn S. Oral appliances for the treatment of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep. 1995;18: 501-510.
2. Hershey HG, Stewart BL, Warren DW. Changes in nasal airway resistance associated with rapid maxillary expansion. Am J Orthod. 1976;69:274-284.
3. Hartgerink DV, Vig PS, Abbott DW. The effect of rapid maxillary expansion on nasal airway resistance. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 1987;92:381-389.
4. Warren DW, Hershey HG, Turvey TA, Hinton VA, Hairfield WM. The nasal airway following maxillary expansion. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 1987;91:111-116.
5. Pirelli P, Saponara M, Guilleminault C. Rapid maxillary expansion in children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Sleep. 2004;27:761-764.
6. Pirelli P, Saponara M, Attanasio G. Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and rhino-tubaric dysfunction in children: therapeutic effects of RME therapy. Prog Orthod. 2005;6: 48-61.
7. Villa MP, Malagola C, Pagani J, Montesano M, Rizzoli A, Guilleminault C, Ronchetti R. Rapid maxillary expansion in children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: 12-month follow-up. Sleep Med. 2007;8:128-134.
8. Cistulli PA, Palmisano RG, Poole MD. Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome by rapid maxillary expansion. Sleep. 1998;21:831-835.
9. Compadretti GC, Tasca I, Bonetti GA. Nasal airway measurements in children treated by rapid maxillary expansion. Am J Rhinol. 2006;20:385-393.
10. Verin E, Tardif C, Buffet X, Marie JP, Lacoume Y, Andrieu-Guitrancourt J, Pasquis P. Comparison between anatomy and resistance of upper airway in normal subjects, snorers and OSAS patients. Respir Physiol. 2002;129:335-343.
11. Hicken JT. Compensatory Postural Changes in the Stomatognathic System as a Result of Stepwise Mechanical Restriction of the Nasopharyngeal Airway [master's thesis]. Chicago, Ill: Northwestern University; 1974.
12. Tourne LPM. Growth of the pharynx and its physiologic implications. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 1991;99: 129-139.
13. Taylor MM. A Method of Evaluation of the Pharyngeal Tissues and Associated Structure [master's thesis]. Cleveland, Ohio: Case Western Reserve University; 1991.
14. Nelson S, Cakirer B, Lai YY. Longitudinal changes in craniofacial factors among snoring and nonsnoring Bolton/ Brush study participants. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2003;123:338-344. (Pubitemid 36875911)
15. Hans MG, Nelson S, Pracharktam N, Baek S, Strohl K, Redline S. Subgrouping persons with snoring and/or apnea by using anthropometric and cephalometric measures. Sleep Breath. 2001;5:79-91. (Pubitemid 33760557)
16. Mattat SE, Anselmo-Lima WT, Valera FC, Matsumoto MA. Skeletal and occlusal characteristics in mouth-breathing pre-school children. J Clin Pediatr Dent. 2004;28:315-318. (Pubitemid 39077655)
17. Behlfelt K, Linder-Aronson S, Neander P. Posture of the head, the hyoid bone, and the tongue in children with and without enlarged tonsils. Eur J Orthod. 1990;12:458-467.
18. Nakata S, Miyazaki S, Ohki M, et al. Reduced nasal resistance after simple tonsillectomy in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Am J Rhinol. 2007;21:192-195. (Pubitemid 46846350)
19. Sullivan CE, Berthon-Jones M, Saunder NA. Pathophysiology of sleep apnea. In: Saunders NA, Sullivan CE, eds. Sleep and Breathing. New York, NY: Marcel Dekker Inc.; 1984:299-363.
20. Pracharktam N, Nelson S, Hans MG, Broadbent BH, Redline S, Rosenberg C, Strohl KP. Cephalometric assessment in obstructive sleep apnea. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 1996;109:410-419.
21. Young JW, McDonald JP. An investigation into the relationship between the severity of obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome and the vertical position of the hyoid bone. Surgeon. 2004;2:145-151. (Pubitemid 38807680)
22. Kulnis R, Nelson S, Strohl K, Hans M. Cephalometric assessment of snoring and nonsnoring children. Chest. 2000;118:596-603.
23. Cohen AM, Vig PS. A serial growth study of the tongue and the intermaxillary space. Angle Orthod. 1976;46:332-337.