Upper airway and hyoid bone-related morphological parameters associated with the apnea-hypopnea index and lowest nocturnal oxygen saturation: a cephalometric analysis
Correlation analysis revealed that a narrower upper airway was positively associated with increased AHI, while an inferiorly positioned hyoid bone in relation to mandible was negatively correlated with LSaO<sub>2</sub>. Our findings highlight the importance of several cephalometric parameters in predicting OSA severity based on AHI and LSaO<sub>2</sub> levels; moreover, certain parameters exhibited significant gender-specific associations.
Authors
- Kitty Jieyi Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6505-198X)
- Liping Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6088-5424)
- Yue Zeng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4678-8895)
- Zhili Dong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3099-3724)
- Hong Hong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1009-3621)
Institutions
- Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- Guangdong Province Stomatological Hospital (CN)
- Stomatology Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Oral Health
- Published
- 2025-04-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-025-05969-5
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.66
Funders
- Sun Yat-sen University