Title
Linking orthodontic treatment and sleep apnea among adult Indian patients
Authors
Abhishek Kumar1, Alok Kumar Gupta2, Sikanderpal Kaur3, Vinit Kumar Singh2, Ashok Panika4 & Sandeep Singh5
Affiliation
1Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Dental college Azamgarh, Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India; 2Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Vananchal Dental College, Farathiya Garwha, Jharkhand, India; 3Newway Centre for Craniofacial Pain and Orthodontia, Chandigarh, India; 4Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Government College of Dentistry, Indore, M.P., India; 5Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Terna Dental College and Hospital, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India; *Corresponding author
Abhishek Kumar - E-mail: doctorabhishekkumar216@gmail.com
Alok Kumar Gupta - E-mail: dralok1985gupta@gmail.com
Sikanderpal Kaur - E-mail: sikanderpalkaur@gmail.com
Vinit Kumar Singh - E-mail: drvinit.singh@gmail.com
Ashok Panika - E-mail: drashokpanika@gmail.com
Sandeep Singh - E-mail: drsandeepsingh@hotmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received April 1, 2024; Revised April 30, 2024; Accepted April 30, 2024, Published April 30, 2024
Abstract
The differences in the effects of orthodontic treatment on airway and craniocervical posture in patients with OSA (obstructive sleep apnea) having skeletal class II high-angle malocclusion is of interest. Hence, 48 individuals with OSA and skeletal class II high-angle malocclusion were chosen from among all patients in need of orthodontic therapy. Every patients had CBCT (cone beam computed tomography) taken both before and after receiving orthodontic therapy. All parameters were assessed on the lateral cephalogram from CBCT in order to assess the indices of craniocervical posture, hyoid position, skeletal and dental conditions. Parameters of upper airway (position of hyoid) showed statistically significant increase in values after orthodontic treatments. Thus, there was increase in values of dimensions of upper airway, post orthodontic treatment. Hence, orthodontic therapy help improve the upper airway morphology and craniocervical posture in patients of OSA with hyperdivergent skeletal class II malocclusion.
Keywords
Obstructive sleep apnea, orthodontic therapy
Citation
Kumar et al. Bioinformation 20(4): 349-352 (2024)
Edited by
Vini Mehta
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
