Anthropometric and Dental Measurements in Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Author(s) -
David F. Smith,
Nicholas M. Dalesio,
James R. Benke,
John A. Petrone,
Veronica Vigilar,
Aliza P. Cohen,
Stacey L. Ishman
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical sleep medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1550-9397
pISSN - 1550-9389
DOI - 10.5664/jcsm.6132
Subject(s) - medicine , obstructive sleep apnea , anthropometry , sleep (system call) , polysomnography , sleep apnea , apnea , physical therapy , dentistry , pediatrics , computer science , operating system
A number of authors have shown that children with OSA are more likely to have certain physical characteristics than healthy controls. With this in mind, our objectives were to collect normative baseline data and determine if there was a significant difference in anthropometric and dental measurements between children with OSA and age-matched nonsnoring controls.
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