Original Article
Investigation of the effects of bimaxillary surgery on the pharyngeal airway space
View article page
Ezgi KoçORCID, Atılım AkkurtORCID
Cite
Koç E, Akkurt A. Investigation of the effects of bimaxillary surgery on the pharyngeal airway space. Int Dent Res. 2022;12(3):130-136. https://doi.org/10.5577/intdentres.2022.vol12.no3.4
- eISSN
- 2146-1767
- Submitted
- 21 September 2022
- Accepted
- 19 December 2022
- Published
- 31 December 2022
- Pages
- 130-136
Abstract
Aim: To examine the pharyngeal airway space (PAS) changes in patients with skeletal Class III anomalies treated with two different bimaxillary surgery (BMS) techniques.
Methodology: A total of 27 patients (15 females, 12 males) treated with BMS were divided into two groups: Group 1 (n=16, mean age: 20.67±2.82 years) consisted of patients who underwent maxillary-mandibular advancement (MMA), and Group 2 (n=11, mean age: 23.87±7.72 years) consisted of patients who underwent maxillary advancement and mandibular setback (MAMS). Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) records were taken immediately before (T1) and at least 5 months after (T2) BMS. To evaluate the postoperative PAS changes, the parameters of total volume (TV), upper volume (UV), lower volume (LV), and minimal axial area (Min-Ax) were evaluated using NemoCeph 10.4.2 software.
Results: In Group 1, postoperative increases in the TV, NV, OV, and Min-Ax were determined as 4.5%, 6.6%, 3.07%, and 5.1%, respectively, but these increases were not statistically significant (p > 0.05). In Group 2, the following increases were determined: 10.4% in TV, 18.4% in NV, and 5.5% in OV. A postoperative decrease of 6.2% was determined for Min-Ax. These increases and decreases were not statistically significant (p > 0.05). There was no statistically significant difference between groups 1 and 2 in any pre- and postoperative parameters (p > 0.05).
Conclusion: Neither of the BMS techniques caused any significant change in the PAS parameters.
How to cite this article:
Koç E, Akkurt A. Investigation of the effects of bimaxillary surgery on the pharyngeal airway space. Int Dent Res 2022;12(3):130-6. https://doi.org/10.5577/intdentres.2022.vol12.no3.4
Linguistic Revision: The English in this manuscript has been checked by at least two professional editors, both native speakers of English.
Keywords
License
© 2022 The Author(s). Published by International Dental Research.