Bucchieri A, Mastrangelo C, Stella R, Poladas E G
U.O.C. Maxillo-Facciale, Ospedale San Giovanni Addolorata, Rome.
Minerva Stomatol. 2004 Jan-Feb;53(1-2):33-9.
The aim of this study was to evaluate cephalometrically the relationship between hyoid bone position and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
Two groups were examined: the experimental Group (SG), composed of 15 OSA patients, and the Control Group (CG), composed of 15 healthy subjects. Both SG and CG patients were subjected to lateral teleradiography. On each radiography were effected cephalometric measurements to evaluate hyoid bone position and the results obtained were compared.
From data comparison it turned out that, as already described in the literature, in OSA patients hyoid bone is, on average, in a lower and in a more posterior position than in control group patients.
This altered hyoid bone position may influence tongue position and upper airway patency. All this makes it clear that cephalometric study is important for diagnosis and treatment of OSA patients.
本研究旨在通过头影测量法评估舌骨位置与阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停（OSA）之间的关系。
检查了两组：实验组（SG），由15例OSA患者组成；对照组（CG），由15名健康受试者组成。SG组和CG组患者均接受了侧位远距X线摄影。在每张X线片上进行头影测量以评估舌骨位置，并对所得结果进行比较。
通过数据比较发现，正如文献中已描述的那样，与对照组患者相比，OSA患者的舌骨平均处于更低且更靠后的位置。
这种舌骨位置的改变可能会影响舌的位置和上气道通畅性。所有这些都表明，头影测量研究对OSA患者的诊断和治疗很重要。
