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Craniofacial and upper airway cephalometrics in hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18033944     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate the craniofacial and upper airway structures in patients with hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (HED). Subjects and methods: Craniofacial and upper airway dimensions were measured on lateral cephalometric radiographs of ten HED patients (four females and six males) and ten normal class III patients as a control group. 21 dimensional measurements were used for cephalometric assessment. Craniofacial structures were compared with normal values and airway dimensions were compared with those of a control group with a similar skeletal pattern. RESULTS: We found that the SNA degrees, SNB degrees, ANB degrees, SN-GoMe degrees and the distance between the lips and the S-line were lower than those in normal subjects, while soft tissue convexity angles were higher in HED patients. Statistically significant decreases occurred in tongue length, vertical airway length, hyoid bone mandibular plane length, hyoid bone C3 length, middle airway space and inferior airway space, while the soft palate length increased. CONCLUSIONS: The characteristic craniofacial features of HED patients are class III malocclusion with maxillary retrusion and deficiency in vertical, transversal and sagittal growth of the jaw and soft tissues. HED patients have smaller pharyngeal and upper airway dimensions, and the hyoid bone is positioned more posteriorly compared with class III control individuals.
Authors:
S Gündüz Arslan; J Devecioğlu Kama; T Ozer; I Yavuz
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Dento maxillo facial radiology     Volume:  36     ISSN:  0250-832X     ISO Abbreviation:  Dentomaxillofac Radiol     Publication Date:  2007 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-11-23     Completed Date:  2008-03-10     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7609576     Medline TA:  Dentomaxillofac Radiol     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  478-83     Citation Subset:  D    
Affiliation:
Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Case-Control Studies
Cephalometry / methods*
Child
Ectodermal Dysplasia, Hypohidrotic, Autosomal Recessive / pathology*,  radiotherapy
Female
Humans
Lip / pathology
Male
Malocclusion, Angle Class III / pathology*,  radiography
Observer Variation
Pharynx / pathology*,  radiography

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