Obstructive sleep apnea severity and dental arches dimensions in children with late primary dentition: An observational study.

: The aim of this study was to compare the dimensions of the upper and lower arches in children affected by OSAS with different levels of severity of obstruction.: Twenty-seven Caucasian children (14 males, 13 females; mean age 6, range 5.2-6.

Rapid maxillary expansion outcomes in treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in children.

Objectives: The objectives of this study were to confirm the efficacy of rapid maxillary expansion in children with moderate adenotonsillar hypertrophy in a larger sample and to evaluate retrospectively its long-term benefits in a group of children who underwent orthodontic treatment 10 years ago.

Methods: After general clinical examination and overnight polysomnography, all eligible children underwent cephalometric evaluation and started 12 months of therapy with rapid maxillary expansion. A new polysomnography was performed at the end of treatment (T1).

Rapid maxillary expansion in children with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome (OSAS).

Aim: to evaluate the effects of rapid maxillary expansion (RME) in a group of OSAS preschool children.

Materials And Methods: Lateral cephalograms of 15 OSAS children (8 boys and 7 girls, age mean ± SD: 5.94 ± 1.

Efficacy of rapid maxillary expansion in children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: 36 months of follow-up.

Purpose: In view of the positive outcome of orthodontic treatment using rapid maxillary expansion (RME) on sleep-disordered breathing, we generated data on RME in children with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) by evaluating objective and subjective data over a 36-month follow-up period, to determine whether RME is effective in the long-term treatment of OSA. We selected all patients with dental malocclusions and OSA syndrome (OSAS) confirmed by polysomnography.

Methods: Ten of the 14 children who completed the 12-month therapeutic trial using RME were enrolled in our follow-up study.

Craniofacial morphology in preschool children with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome.

Aim: Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) is a common problem in children. It is characterised by a combination of partial airway obstruction associated with hypoxemia and hypoventilation and intermittent obstructive apnoea, which disrupts normal ventilation and sleep. The aim of the study was to evaluate the craniofacial features of preschool children with polysomnographic diagnosis of OSAS, using measurements from standardized lateral cephalograms according to the floating norms cephalometric analysis.