IMPLICATIONS OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA IN CHILDREN WITH OBESITY

Obstructive sleep apnea is a chronic and severe breathing-related disorder, caused by adeno-tonsillar hypertrophy and has major impact in children. Obesity is a signifiant risk factor in the pathogenesis of this disease through alteration of the anatomy and the collapsibility of airways which alters...

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Main Authors: Lorena Mihaela Manole, Daniela Carmen Rusu, Mădălina Andreea Donos, Laura Otilia Boca, Otilia Elena Frăsinariu, Laura Mihaela Trandafir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Romanian Society of Oral Rehabilitation 2022-12-01
Series:Romanian Journal of Oral Rehabilitation
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Online Access:https://www.rjor.ro/implications-of-obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-children-with-obesity/