Open AccessAirways cephalometric norms from a sample of Caucasian Children
Author(s) -
Luis-Miguel Pérez-Rodríguez,
Montserrat Diéguez Pérez,
Alejandrina Millón-Cruz,
Ignasi Arcos-Palomino
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of clinical and experimental dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.481
H-Index - 23
ISSN - 1989-5488
DOI - 10.4317/jced.58105
Subject(s) - airway , medicine , cephalometric analysis , cephalometry , dentistry , adenoid , radiography , orthodontics , soft palate , malocclusion , tongue , surgery , pathology
The diagnosis of the respiratory pattern and the analysis of airway dimension using lateral cephalometric radiographs include the study of the adenoid region, free air space of the nasopharynx and oropharynx, soft palate and posterior part of the tongue. The objective of this study is to identify the airways cephalometric norms from a sample of Caucasian children, in relation to gender, age and type of malocclusion.