COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT CRANIOFACIAL PATTERNS WITH PHARYNGEAL WIDTHS
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https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v6i1.254Keywords:
Craniofacial patterns , pharyngeal widths, lateral cephalogramsAbstract
Objective: The aim of this study was to compare different craniofacial patterns with pharyngeal widths.
Material and Methods: A total of 80 individuals (both males &females) in the age group of 16 to 20 years, having long and short faced individuals were selected. Patients with pharyngeal pathology, nasal obstruction , enlarged tonsils and common cold were excluded from the study. Lateral cephalograms were made for each selected individual. The subjects were divided into two groups according to their skeletal pattern in vertical plane based on SN-GoGn angleand Y axis (SN-Gn angle respectively. Upper and lower pharyngeal airways were measured using the cephalometric analysis McNamara. lateral cephalograms were made for each individual. The data were analyzed using SPSS 16.0 . One-way ANOVA test was used to make comparison of upper and lower airways measurement among different vertical pattern of malocclusion and t-test for comparison of upper and lower airways measurements between skeletal class I and II.
Results: Mean and standard deviation of the upper pharyngeal airway widths was 13.7±2.5 and 9.3±2.4 in Groups I and II respectively. Mean and standard deviation of the lower pharyngeal airway widths were 8.787±2 and 10.2±2 in Groups I and II respectively. Mann- Whitney U test (Z test) showed that the differences in the mean values between males in the groups were found to be very highly significant (p=0.00).
Conclusions: Upper pharyngeal airway width is narrower in long faces in comparison to short faces. The study has shown a significant correlation between upper and lower Oropharyngeal widths and facial skeletal pattern. This fact should be considered during diagnosis.
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