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Evaluation of children nasal geometry, employing accoustic rhinometry.
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PMID:  20658016     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
AIM: To analyze, during a period of growth, a possible change in the minimum cross sectional area (MCA) and nasal volume of the anterior nasal cavity.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: We evaluated 29 children (14 boys and 15 girls) with a mean age of 7.81 years at first examination (M1) and 11.27 years in the second examination (M2), without symptoms of nasal obstruction. The interval between examinations was 36-48 months. Children were subjected to the examination of acoustic rhinometry in which we recorded the minimum cross-sectional areas, volumes and their correlations with gender.
STUDY DESIGN: Cohort.
RESULTS: The mean cross-sectional area of the nasal cavity of MCA for girls was 0.30 +/- 0.09 cm2 (M1) and 0.30 +/- 0.14 cm2 (M2), while for boys was 0.24 +/- 0.12 cm2 (M1) and 0.32 +/- 0.10 cm2 (M2). The mean values of the total volumes found for the whole sample were 2.17 +/- 0.23 cm3 (MCA1-M1), 2.56 +/- 0.27 cm3 (MCA1-M2), 4.24 +/- 1.17 cm3 (MCA2- M2) and 4.63 +/- 1.10 cm3 (MCA2-M2).
CONCLUSION: There was no significant change in the minimum cross sectional area of the anterior nasal cavity. There was no significant difference between genders for both MCA and for the volume. There was a significant increase in MCA1.
Authors:
João Batista de Paiva; Belini Augusto Villalba Freire-Maia; José Rino Neto; Renata Cantisani Di Francesco; Richard Louis Voegels
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology     Volume:  76     ISSN:  1808-8686     ISO Abbreviation:  Braz J Otorhinolaryngol     Publication Date:    2010 May-Jun
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-07-26     Completed Date:  2011-01-05     Revised Date:  2011-10-04    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101207337     Medline TA:  Braz J Otorhinolaryngol     Country:  Brazil    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  355-62     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Orthodontcs and Odontopediatrics Department, Dental School of the Sao Paulo University (USP), Brazil.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Analysis of Variance
Child
Cohort Studies
Female
Humans
Male
Nasal Cavity / anatomy & histology*
Reference Values
Rhinometry, Acoustic*

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