作者: Marcela Silva de Castro Candido , Marcelo Silva Monnazzi , Marisa Aparecida Cabrini Gabrielli , Rubens Spin-Neto , Mario Francisco Real Gabrielli
DOI: 10.1590/1677-3225V13N4A09
关键词: Dentistry 、 Hard palate 、 Statistical difference 、 Radiography 、 Palatal Expansion Technique 、 Orthognathic surgery 、 Facial symmetry 、 Reduction (orthopedic surgery) 、 Airway 、 Medicine
摘要: Aim: To evaluate prospectively the upper airway of 16 patients submitted to surgically assisted rapid maxillary expansion. Methods: Volumetric tomography acquisitions were done preoperatively (T1) and after six months postoperatively (T2), slices obtained from hard palate third cervical vertebra (C3), images imported reconstructed in Dolphin software for 2D definition airway. A cephalometric radiograph was generated by software, points traced at T1 T2 all a dark environment always same operator Arnett-Gunson FAB Surgery analysis applied. Results: statistically significant reduction area (p=0.03) level nasopharynx observed, while oropharynx hypopharynx it showed no statistical difference between T2. Conclusions: The presented decrease, however, despite decrease this point, seem do better, thus, may not be clinically significant.