[en] A total of 154 adult patients with sleep complaints underwent a polysomnography and a craniofacial cone beam computed tomography (CBCT). OSA was defined as an apnea and hypopnea index (AHI) or an oxygen desaturation index (ODI) + or = 10. Soft tissues and craniofacial bones volumes were prospectively measured by CBCT and collected blindly from sleep polysomnography. Among the study patients, 127 (83%) suffered from OSA and 27 (17%) did not. OSA patients demonstrated a narrower maxillo-palatine core volume (11.7 + or - 3.2 vs 14.6 + or - 4.9 cm3) even when adjusting for age, gender, height, neck circumference and body mass index. These upper airway measures provide a comprehensive analysis of bony structures and soft tissues, which can be involved in OSA.
Research center :
d‐BRU - Dental Biomaterials Research Unit - ULiège [BE]
Disciplines :
Dentistry & oral medicine
Author, co-author :
BRUWIER, Annick ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Service d'orthopédie dento-faciale
Poirrier, Robert ; Université de Liège > Département des sciences cliniques > Département des sciences cliniques
Albert, Adelin ; Université de Liège > Département des sciences de la santé publique > Département des sciences de la santé publique
MAES, Nathalie ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Service des informations médico économiques (SIME)
Limme, Michel ; Université de Liège > Département de sciences dentaires > Département de sciences dentaires
CHARAVET, Carole ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Service d'orthopédie dento-faciale
MILICEVIC, Mladen ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Service médical de radiodiagnostic
POIRRIER, Anne-Lise ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Service d'ORL, d'audiophonologie et de chir. cervico-faciale
RASKIN, Sylvianne
Language :
English
Title :
Three-dimensional analysis of craniofacial bones and soft tissues in obstructive sleep apnea using cone beam computed tomography
Alternative titles :
[en] Analyse tridimensionnelle des os craniofaciaux et des tissus mous dans l'apnée obstructive du sommeil utilisant la tomographie volumétrique à faisceau conique