Importance of cephalographs in diagnosis of patients with sleep apnea

Importance of cephalographs in diagnosis of patients with sleep apnea

Introduction: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is considered to be a potentially life threatening disorder, which is characterized by repeated collapse of the upper airway during sleep with cessation of breathing. The cephalometric method despite being a static, two-dimensional evaluation of dynamic th...

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Main Authors: Nimma Vijaya Laxmi, Harshavardhan Talla, Deepika Meesala, Shakuntala Soujanya, Nithya Naomi, Manasa Poosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Contemporary Clinical Dentistry
Subjects:
Lateral cephalometry
obstructive sleep apnea
retroglossal obstruction
retropalatal obstruction
Online Access:http://www.contempclindent.org/article.asp?issn=0976-237X;year=2015;volume=6;issue=6;spage=221;epage=226;aulast=Laxmi

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