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Sleep Med ; 55: 109-114, 2019 03.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30780114

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Residual snoring in children with obstructive sleep disordered breathing (SDB) may continue post-adenotonsillectomy. This study aims to identify baseline dentofacial differences in children with SDB using routine orthodontic records that might aid effective early intervention for the upper airway to prevent continued obstruction. METHODS: Children (6-16 years) with clinically diagnosed SDB from a paediatric Otolaryngology Clinic who required adenotonsillectomy were participants (n = 10). The control group (n = 9) comprised healthy non-snoring children from the community. Baseline overnight polysomnography (PSG), standardised frontal and right profile photographs and alginate impressions were taken of all children. Facial width, length, depth, convexity and mandibular position were measured from the photographs. The occlusion, arch width, arch depth, maxillary arch form, palatal height and volume were recorded from digitised dental models. Inter-group differences were compared. RESULTS: SDB patients had a significantly increased lower face height, maxillo-mandibular angle (1.73°; 95% CI 0.45-3.0) and a narrower maxillary arch in the upper posterior region. There was a trend towards a decreased palatal volume, increased posterior crossbite and Class II molar relationship. CONCLUSION: Dentofacial phenotypic differences between children with SDB and controls can be detected using facial photographs and dental models. Increased awareness of these features may help to identify children who to continue to snore post adenotonsillectomy.


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Dental Records , Facial Bones/anatomy & histology , Facial Bones/diagnostic imaging , Palate/anatomy & histology , Palate/diagnostic imaging , Sleep Apnea Syndromes/diagnostic imaging , Adenoidectomy/methods , Adolescent , Child , Female , Humans , Male , Polysomnography/methods , Sleep Apnea Syndromes/physiopathology , Sleep Apnea Syndromes/surgery , Snoring/diagnostic imaging , Snoring/physiopathology , Snoring/surgery , Tonsillectomy/methods
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Aust Endod J ; 40(3): 101-10, 2014 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25195495

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Enterococcus faecalis is often involved in the aetiology of apical periodontitis after endodontic treatment. This project aimed to establish, on dentine in vitro, a multi-species biofilm containing E. faecalis, and to determine if the organism had an increased resistance to sodium hypochlorite compared with an axenic biofilm. Biofilms were established on dentine discs in flow cells with either E. faecalis alone (axenic) or together with Fusobacterium nucleatum and Streptococcus sanguinis. Following treatment with either 0.9% sodium hypochlorite or saline, the viability of E. faecalis was determined by serial plating and qualitative analysis was performed by scanning electron microscopy and confocal laser scanning microscopy. Viable counts indicated that 0.9% NaOCl is highly effective against E. faecalis grown alone and as part of a multi-species biofilm (P = 0.0005 and P = 0.001, respectively). No significant difference in its survival in the two biofilm types was found (P = 0.8276).


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Biofilms/drug effects , Dentin/microbiology , Enterococcus faecalis/drug effects , Root Canal Irrigants/pharmacology , Sodium Hypochlorite/pharmacology , Bacteriological Techniques , Fusobacterium nucleatum/drug effects , Humans , Materials Testing , Microbial Consortia/drug effects , Microbial Sensitivity Tests , Microbial Viability/drug effects , Microscopy, Confocal , Microscopy, Electron, Scanning , Root Canal Irrigants/administration & dosage , Sodium Hypochlorite/administration & dosage , Streptococcus sanguis/drug effects
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