Three-dimensional evaluation of the relationship between nasopharyngeal airway shape and adenoid size in children / 대한치과교정학회지
The Korean Journal of Orthodontics
;
: 160-167, 2013.
Article
Dans Anglais
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| ID: wpr-121615
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the shapes and sizes of nasopharyngeal airways by using cone-beam computed tomography and to assess the relationship between nasopharyngeal airway shape and adenoid hypertrophy in children.METHODS:
Linear and cross-sectional measurements on frontal and sagittal cross-sections containing the most enlarged adenoids and nasopharyngeal airway volumes were obtained from cone-beam computed tomography scans of 64 healthy children (11.0 +/- 1.8 years), and the interrelationships of these measurements were evaluated.RESULTS:
On the basis of frontal section images, the subjects' nasopharyngeal airways were divided into the following 2 types the broad and long type and the narrow and flat type. The nasopharyngeal airway sizes and volumes were smaller in subjects with narrow and flat airways than in those with broad and long airways (p < 0.01). Children who showed high adenoid-nasopharyngeal ratios on sagittal imaging, indicating moderate to severe adenoid hypertrophy, had the narrow and flat type nasopharyngeal airway (p < 0.01).CONCLUSIONS:
Cone-beam computed tomography is a clinically simple, reliable, and noninvasive tool that can simultaneously visualize the entire structure and a cross section of the nasopharyngeal airway and help in measurement of adenoid size as well as airway volume in children with adenoid hypertrophy.
Texte intégral:
Disponible
Indice:
WPRIM (Pacifique occidental)
Sujet Principal:
Tonsilles pharyngiennes
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Tomodensitométrie à faisceau conique
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Hypertrophie
Limites du sujet:
Enfant
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Humains
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
The Korean Journal of Orthodontics
Année:
2013
Type:
Article
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