Airway morphology and its influence on OSA severity and surgical intervention: a retrospective study

Petrykowski Fabiana; Lam Raymond; Lewis Richard; Islam Syed Mohammed Shamsul; Goonewardene Mithran

doi:10.2478/aoj-2022-031

Australasian Orthodontic Journal (Jan 2022)

Airway morphology and its influence on OSA severity and surgical intervention: a retrospective study

Petrykowski Fabiana,
Lam Raymond,
Lewis Richard,
Islam Syed Mohammed Shamsul,
Goonewardene Mithran

Affiliations

Petrykowski Fabiana: Private Practice, Perth, Australia
Lam Raymond: UWA Dental School, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Lewis Richard: Consultant in Otorhinolaryngology, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth Head and Neck Surgery, Perth, Australia
Islam Syed Mohammed Shamsul: Computing and Security Sciences, School of Science, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia
Goonewardene Mithran: Discipline Lead and Graduate Program Convenor, Orthodontics, Perth, Western Australia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-2022-031
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 38, no. 2
pp. 307 – 318

Abstract

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Introduction: The aim was to assess the relationship between airway morphology and surgical intervention in a cohort of patients presenting with increased body mass index (BMI) and a confirmed diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). A secondary aim was to revisit the relationship between morphology and OSA severity.

Published in Australasian Orthodontic Journal

ISSN: 2207-7480 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Dentistry
Website: https://sciendo.com/it/journal/AOJ

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