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The Effect of Mandibular Protrusion on Dynamic Changes in Oropharyngeal Caliber  

Jung, Jae-Kwang (Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University)
Hur, Yun-Kyung (Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University)
Choi, Jae-Kap (Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University)
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Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain / v.35, no.3, 2010 , pp. 193-202 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the sites of narrowing/obstruction and to measure the regional severity of narrowing through the evaluation of dynamic changes in upper-airway of healthy subjects. The selected 9 subjects were proved not to have any sleep-related disorder such as snoring or obstructive sleep apnea through clinical examination, radiological examination, sleep study with a portable recording system. Afterward, the Electron Beam Tomography was performed during the waking and sleeping state of subjects, with their mandible in resting and protruded position. Intravenous injection of Dormicum$^{(R)}$ was used for the induction of sleep. The maximum and minimum cross-sectional areas at each airway level during tidal ventilation were measured and the Collapsibility Index for each level of cross-section was also computed. In a comparison with results under variable conditions, the result was showed that the significant difference between each airway level divided with upper, middle, lower region of upper airway is not observed in the average minimum cross-sectional areas and Collapsibility Index. The significant difference only between in wake and sleep state was observed in the average minimum cross-sectional area at the lower region. Also, in wake state, the significant difference between resting and protrusive position of mandible for the average minimum was also observed in cross-sectional area at middle region. In sleep state, no significant difference between resting and protrusive position of mandible was observed in cross-sectional area and the Collapsibility Index.
Keywords
healthy subject; dynamic change of upper-airway; Electron Beam Tomography; protrusive position of mandible;
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