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Developing an Index for the Orthodontic Treatment Need in Pediatric Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Communication Tool between Physicians and Orthodontists
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Purpose: To develop a physician screening index for the oral and facial assessment of the orthodontic treatment-need in pediatric patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) that may diminish the severity of their OSA symptoms. Methods: Based on the available literature and WHO guidelines for...
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Developing an index for the orthodontic treatment need in pediatric patients with obstructive sleep apnea: A protocol for the development of a communication tool between physicians and orthodontists
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Major, Paul W. , MacLean, Joanna, Altalibi, Mostafa, Major, Michael P., Roduta Roberts, Mary, Saltaji, Humam
Introduction: Sleep disordered breathing in the paediatric population can manifest as an array of different systemic symptoms; among them is a distinct malocclusion and craniofacial phenotype. Emerging research suggests that the treatment of this malocclusion and/or craniofacial phenotype through...