Changes in pharyngeal airway space and hyoid bone position after Bionator treatment of skeletal Class II malocclusions
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08 sept. 2023
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Publié en ligne: 08 sept. 2023
Pages: 71 - 81
Reçu: 01 févr. 2023
Accepté: 01 juil. 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-2023-0028
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Results of craniofacial morphological measurements in groups T and C
Treatment group (T) | Control group (C) | Two-way ANOVA | ||||||
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Measurement | Time | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Group×Time | Group | Time |
SNA (°) | T0 | 81.6 | 4.3 | 81.0 | 3.7 | NS | NS | <0.05 |
T1 | 82.2 | 3.5 | 81.6 | 3.0 | ||||
SNB (°) | T0 | 75.4 | 3.0 | 77.7 | 3.1 | <0.05 | T0: <0.05 | T: <0.01 |
T1 | 77.7 | 3.0 | 78.8 | 3.1 | T1: NS | C:<0.01 | ||
ANB (°) | T0 | 6.2 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 1.6 | <0.05 | T0: <0.01 | T: <0.01 |
T1 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 1.6 | T1: <0.05 | C: NS | ||
Hi-VR (mm) | T0 | 9.1 | 5.8 | 8.8 | 5.4 | NS | NS | NS |
T1 | 10.5 | 6.5 | 10.1 | 6.3 | ||||
Hi-HR (mm) | T0 | 87.4 | 6.9 | 88.9 | 8.4 | NS | NS | <0.05 |
T1 | 97.9 | 7.2 | 97.1 | 7.8 | ||||
SN-OPT (°) | T0 | 100.2 | 8.7 | 102.2 | 7.1 | NS | NS | NS |
T1 | 101.0 | 8.0 | 101.3 | 8.1 | ||||
SN-CVT (°) | T0 | 106.5 | 8.4 | 107.0 | 6.3 | NS | NS | NS |
T1 | 108.7 | 7.3 | 108.1 | 6.6 |
Changes in measurements of phaiyngeal airway (T1–T0) in Groups T and C
Treatment | Control | ||||
Measurement | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Significance |
PNS-R (mm) | 3.8 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.0 | NS |
PNS-PPW1 (mm) | 2.0 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 2.3 | NS |
P-PPW2 (mm) | 2.1 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 3.5 | <0.05 |
APW3-PPW3 (mm) | 2.5 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 3.4 | <0.05 |
Nasopharyngeal area (mm2) | 70.4 | 57.0 | 49.5 | 49.0 | NS |
Oropharyngeal area (mm2) | 60.3 | 57.6 | 47.4 | 43.7 | NS |
Hypopharyngeal area (mm2) | 106.3 | 111.6 | 33.1 | 93.2 | <0.05 |
Definitions of measurements
Measurement | Definition | |
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SNA (°) | 1 | Prognathism of the maxillary alveolar bone, angle formed by S, N, and A |
SNB (°) | 2 | Prognathism of the mandibular alveolar bone, angle formed by S, N, and B |
ANB (°) | 3 | Sagittal jaw relationship angle, angle formed by A, N, and B |
Hi-VR (mm) | 4 | Horizontal position of the hyoid bone, distance from Hi to VR |
Hi-HR (mm) | 5 | Vertical position of the hyoid bone, distance from Hi to HR |
SN-OPT (°) | 6 | Odontoid process angulation, angle formed by SN and OPT |
SN-CVT (°) | 7 | Cervical vertebrae angulation, angle formed by SN and CVT |
PNS-R (mm) | 8 | Length of upper nasopharyngeal airway, distance from PNS to R |
PNS-PPW1 (mm) | 9 | Length of lower nasopharyngeal airway, distance from PNS to PPW1 |
P-PPW2 (mm) | 10 | Length of lower oropharyngeal airway, distance from P to PPW2 |
APW3-PPW3 (mm) | 11 | Length of lower hypopharyngeal airway, distance from P to PPW3 |
Nasopharyngeal (mm2) | 12 | Area of nasopharyngeal airway, airway area PNS-R and PNS-PPW1 line |
Oropharyngeal (mm2) | 13 | Area of oropharyngeal airway, airway area PNS-PPW1 and P-PPW2 line |
Hypopharyngeal (mm2) | 14 | Area of nasopharyngeal airway, airway area P-PPW2 and Cv3-PPW3 line |
Changes in measurements of craniofacial morphology (T1-T0) in groups T and C
Treatment | Control | ||||
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Measurement | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Significance |
SNA (°) | 0.5 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 1.5 | NS |
SNB (°) | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.6 | <0.05 |
ANB (°) | –1.7 | 1.5 | –0.5 | 1.4 | <0.05 |
Hi-VR (mm) | 1.4 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 4.3 | NS |
Hi-HR (mm) | 10.5 | 6.7 | 8.2 | 6.9 | NS |
SN-OPT (°) | 1.2 | 5.3 | –0.9 | 5.3 | NS |
SN-CVT (°) | 3.0 | 6.2 | 0.9 | 6.7 | NS |
Results of phaiyngeal airway measurements in groups T and C
Treatment | Control | Two-way ANOVA | ||||||
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Measurement | Time | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Group×Time | Group | Time |
PNS-R (mm) | T0 | 42.7 | 2.9 | 42.8 | 2.9 | NS | NS | <0.05 |
T1 | 46.5 | 3.6 | 45.5 | 3.2 | ||||
PNS-PPW1 (mm) | T0 | 22.4 | 3.9 | 22.2 | 2.9 | NS | NS | <0.05 |
T1 | 24.3 | 4.6 | 23.8 | 2.7 | ||||
P-PPW2 (mm) | T0 | 10.4 | 2.4 | 12.5 | 3.3 | <0.05 | T0: <0.05 | T: <0.01 |
T1 | 12.5 | 3.3 | 12.6 | 2.7 | T1: NS | C: NS | ||
APW3-PPW3 (mm) | T0 | 9.4 | 2.5 | 11.0 | 2.3 | <0.05 | T0: <0.05 | T: <0.01 |
T1 | 11.9 | 2.8 | 11.6 | 3.4 | T1: NS | C: NS | ||
Nasopharyngeal area (mm2) | T0 | 167.9 | 79.2 | 185.7 | 56.1 | NS | NS | <0.05 |
T1 | 238.3 | 92.3 | 235.2 | 79.2 | ||||
Oropharyngeal area (mm2) | T0 | 165.2 | 39.1 | 184.4 | 49.3 | NS | NS | <0.05 |
T1 | 225.4 | 63.7 | 231.8 | 47.3 | ||||
Hypopharyngeal area (mm2) | T0 | 248.9 | 104.6 | 337.4 | 90.6 | <0.05 | T0: <0.05 | T: <0.01 |
T1 | 355.2 | 105.4 | 370.5 | 113.4 | T1: NS | C: NS |
Mean ages at T0 and T1 and mean treatment/observation time
Treatment group | Control group | |||||||||||
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Male | Female | Both sexes | Male | Female | Both sexes | |||||||
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
Age at T0 | 10y3m | 1y5m | 10y0m | 2y1m | 10y1m | 1y9m | 9y9m | 1y5m | 9y8m | 1y6m | 9y8m | 1y5m |
Age at T1 | 13y10m | 1y7m | 13y10m | 1y5m | 13y10m | 1y5m | 13y5m | 1y3m | 13y5m | 1y3m | 13y5m | 1y6m |
Treatment/observation time | 3y7m | 0y11m | 3y10m | 1y4m | 3y8m | 1y2m | 3y8m | 1y5m | 3y9m | 1y5m | 3y9m | 1y4m |
Definitions of the reference points and lines used
Definition | |
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Reference point | |
S | Sella turcica |
N | Nasion |
A | Subspinale |
B | Supramentale |
PNS | Posterior nasal spine |
P | Tip of the soft plate |
R | Midpoint of the distance between S and PNS |
Cv3 | Anteroinferior point of the third cervical vertebra |
PPW1 | Intersection of the posterior pharyngeal wall and the line parallel to HR through PNS |
PPW2 | Intersection of the posterior pharyngeal wall and the line parallel to HR through P |
PPW3 | Intersection of the posterior pharyngeal wall and the line parallel to HR through Cv3 |
APW3 | Intersection of the anterior pharyngeal wall and the line parallel to HR through Cv3 |
Hi | Anterior point of the hyoid bone |
Reference lines | |
SN | S-N plane, line thorough S and N |
HR | Horizontal reference plane, line 7° to S-N plane |
VR | Vertical reference plane, line perpendicular to HR through S |
CVT | Cervical vertebrae tangent, tangential line along the cervical vertebrae |
OPT | Odontoid process tangent, tangential line along the cervical vertebrae |