Upper airway dimensions and the skeletal parameters in orthodontic patients who developed moderate-severe COVID-19 symptoms during the pandemic
المؤلف | Al Maaitah, Emad Farhan |
المؤلف | Al-Musfir, Tumadher Mohammed |
المؤلف | Abed Al Jawad, Feras |
المؤلف | Alhashimi, Najah |
المؤلف | Abu Alhaija, Elham Saleh |
تاريخ الإتاحة | 2023-03-27T09:07:09Z |
تاريخ النشر | 2023-01-01 |
اسم المنشور | Dental and medical problems |
المعرّف | http://dx.doi.org/10.17219/dmp/157457 |
الاقتباس | Al Maaitah EF, Al-Musfir TM, Abed Al Jawad F, Alhashimi N, Abu Alhaija ES. Upper airway dimensions and the skeletal parameters in orthodontic patients who developed moderate–severe COVID-19 symptoms during the pandemic. Dent Med Probl. 2023;60(1):13–22. doi:10.17219/dmp/157457 |
الرقم المعياري الدولي للكتاب | 1644-387X |
الملخص | BACKGROUND: Large airway dimensions are associated with a rapid decline in the lung function and a higher risk of hospitalization. Therefore, the airway dimensions of healthy subjects who tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may be associated with the severity of COVID-19 symptoms. OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were to measure the upper airway dimensions and the craniofacial skeletal parameters in patients who tested positive for COVID-19, to compare the upper airway dimensions and the craniofacial skeletal parameters between patients who developed no/mild symptoms and those with moderate-severe COVID-19 symptoms, and to assess any association of the skeletal relationships (anteroposterior (AP) and vertical) and the upper airway dimensions with the severity of COVID-19 symptoms in adult subjects. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A total of 204 orthodontic patients who tested positive for COVID-19 were evaluated. Of these, only 137 met the inclusion criteria. The sample was further subdivided into 2 groups based on the severity of symptoms: cases (moderate-severe symptoms; n = 56); and controls (asymptomatic/ mild symptoms; n = 81). The upper airway dimensions and the skeletal parameters were measured on lateral cephalograms. The nonparametric Mann-Whitney U test was used to detect differences between the cases and the controls. Binary logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate the association between the studied variables and the severity of symptoms. RESULTS: The cases had a reduced lower face height (LFH) and a reduced perpendicular distance from the hyoid bone to the line connecting the anteroinferior limit of the 3rd cervical vertebra (C3) and the retrognathion point (RGN) (HH1) as compared to the controls. Regression analysis revealed a significant association of LFH (p = 0.013), the vertical airway length (VAL) (p = 0.002) and HH1 (p = 0.021) with the severity of COVID-19 symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: The types of malocclusion were similar in the cases and the controls. Patients with reduced LFH and VAL, and a superiorly positioned hyoid bone in relation to the mandible developed more severe COVID-19 symptoms. |
اللغة | en |
الناشر | Wroclaw Medical University Press |
الموضوع | COVID-19 severity skeletal symptoms upper airway |
النوع | Article |
الصفحات | 13-22 |
رقم العدد | 1 |
رقم المجلد | 60 |
ESSN | 2300-9020 |
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