Cephalometric analysis for the diagnosis of sleep apnea: a comparative study between reference values and measurements obtained for Brazilian subjects

OBJECTIVE: To verify if the reference values of Sleep Apnea cephalometric analysis of North American individuals are similar to the ones of Brazilian individuals presenting no craniofacial anomalies. The study also aimed to identify craniofacial alterations in Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndro...

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Main Authors: Patrícia Superbi Lemos Maschtakow, Jefferson Luis Oshiro Tanaka, João Carlos da Rocha, Lílian Chrystiane Giannasi, Mari Eli Leonelli de Moraes, Carolina Bacci Costa, Julio Cezar de Melo Castilho, Luiz Cesar de Moraes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dental Press Editora 2013-06-01
Series:Dental Press Journal of Orthodontics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2176-94512013000300023&lng=en&tlng=en