The Pharyngeal Airways of Patients with Class II Malocclusion: A Cone-Beam Computed Tomography Analysis
MAKARA JOURNAL OF HEALTH RESEARCH, vol.25, no.2, pp.113-121, 2021 (ESCI)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 25 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2021
- Doi Number: 10.7454/msk.v25i2.1272
- Journal Name: MAKARA JOURNAL OF HEALTH RESEARCH
- Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
- Page Numbers: pp.113-121
- Keywords: cone-beam computed tomography, mandibular retrusion, obstructive sleep apnea
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Background: This study aimed to compare the minimum axial (min Ax) area and the volumes of the nasopharyngeal (NP) and oropharyngeal (OP) airways of patients with Class II malocclusion with different sagittal positions of the mandible and maxilla and patients with Class I malocclusion with normal jaw positions.