Facial Patterns and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children Seeking for Orthodontic Treatment: Data From 3671 Polysomnographic Recordings
Class II profile, maxillomandibular retrusion, and increased anterior lower facial height are highly present in severe OSA children between the ages of 7 to 9 years. Therefore, orthodontists are encouraged to consider the possibility of breathing issues in children presenting with such craniofacial features.
Authors
- Krisztina Kárpáti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7460-071X)
- Audrey Yoon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6807-7686)
- Péter Borbély (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0496-9014)
- C. Simona
- Peter Petocz
- Derek Mahony (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8382-2160)
- Niroj Bhattarai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-0032-8415)
- Bucci Rosaria
Institutions
- University of the Pacific (US)
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- University of Szeged (HU)
- St Vincent’s Private Hospital Sydney (AU)
- Federico II University Hospital (IT)
- Stanford Medicine (US)
- University of Naples Federico II (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Orthodontics and Craniofacial Research
- Published
- 2025-09-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ocr.70020
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.33
Funders
- Seoul National University
- Universitat de Barcelona
- Szegedi Tudományegyetem