Open AccessAssociation of sleep disturbances and craniofacial characteristics in children with class ii malocclusion: An evaluative study
Author(s) -
Krishna Balraj,
Vabitha Shetty,
Amitha M Hegde
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_226_19
Subject(s) - medicine , malocclusion , craniofacial , airway , obstructive sleep apnea , mouth breathing , sleep apnea , cephalometry , dentistry , sleep (system call) , orthodontics , cephalogram , breathing , overbite , anesthesia , psychiatry , computer science , operating system
Behaviour problems, poor academic performance and failure to thrive are some of the potential sequelae of sleep problems in children. Hence, there is a need to evaluate the prevalence of sleep problems and significant associations in children with skeletal class II malocclusion with mandibular retrognathism.