Evaluation of nasal airway resistance in a cohort of children with primary snoring and maxillary deficiency.

IF 1.1 Q3 DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE

Minerva dental and oral science Pub Date : 2023-02-01 DOI:10.23736/S2724-6329.22.04727-1

Valeria Luzzi, Maria DE Filippo, Rosanna Guarnieri, Miriam Fioravanti, Mariana Guaragna, Beatrice Marasca, Valentina Pirro, Federica Altieri, Iole Vozza, Artnora Ndokaj, Giulia Brindisi, Ersilia Barbato, Antonella Polimeni, Annamaria Zicari

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Abstract

Background: The aim of this study was to test whether rapid palatal expansion is effective to improve nasal airway patency in a sample of pediatric patients with primary snoring.

Methods: A group of 21 subjects, 11 girls (52%) and 10 boys (48%), with a mean age of 7.1 years (SD=1.3; range 4-9 years) were treated with a rapid maxillary expansion (RME) device. Nasal airway resistance was assessed via rhinomanometric exam before (pre-) and 6 months after (post-) the rapid palatal expansion treatment.

Results: Data analysis showed a statistically significant increase in the mean scores of the results of the rhinomanometric exam between the pre- and post-measurements with a significant reduction in total inspiratory and expiratory air resistance values after rapid palatal expansion.

Conclusions: Our results show that RME treatment is associated with an improvement in nasal airway resistance due to a substantial reduction in nasal resistance associated with the orthopedic action of the orthodontic device.

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原发性打鼾和上颌缺陷患儿鼻气道阻力的评价。

背景:本研究的目的是测试快速腭扩张是否有效改善儿童原发性打鼾患者的鼻气道通畅。方法:21例患者，其中女生11例(52%)，男生10例(48%)，平均年龄7.1岁(SD=1.3;范围4-9岁)采用快速上颌扩张器(RME)治疗。在快速腭扩张治疗前和治疗后6个月，通过鼻测压检查评估鼻气道阻力。结果:数据分析显示，测量前后鼻压测量结果的平均得分有统计学意义上的显著增加，快速腭扩张后总吸气和呼气空气阻力值显著降低。结论:我们的研究结果表明，RME治疗与鼻气道阻力的改善有关，因为与正畸装置的矫形作用相关的鼻阻力大幅减少。

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