Abstract：
Normal airways are a key factor during the craniofacial growth of the young. Therefore, sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) without treatment can have harmful consequences for development and health.
This study aimed to evaluate the cephalometric characteristics in non-snoring individuals and snoring subjects, and investigate differences in the pharyngeal airway space between the 2 groups.
This case-control study included 70 patients aged over 18 years, selected from a radiology center. The patients were divided into 2 groups: case (35 patients with a history of habitual snoring); and control (35 healthy patients). The Berlin sleep questionnaire was administered to the parents of the patients. The nasopharyngeal airway was measured according to the analysis of Linder-Aronson (1970), and 4 indices were measured and analyzed in each of the lateral cephalometric radiographs.
No statistically significant differences were observed in the pharyngeal measurements between the 2 groups, although all means in the control group were higher than in the experimental group. However, there was a significant relationship between gender and the Ba-S-PNS and PNS-AD2 indices.
Although the patients with nocturnal snoring had smaller airway dimensions, their pharyngeal measurements were not significantly different from the control group.
This study aimed to evaluate the cephalometric characteristics in non-snoring individuals and snoring subjects, and investigate differences in the pharyngeal airway space between the 2 groups.
This case-control study included 70 patients aged over 18 years, selected from a radiology center. The patients were divided into 2 groups: case (35 patients with a history of habitual snoring); and control (35 healthy patients). The Berlin sleep questionnaire was administered to the parents of the patients. The nasopharyngeal airway was measured according to the analysis of Linder-Aronson (1970), and 4 indices were measured and analyzed in each of the lateral cephalometric radiographs.
No statistically significant differences were observed in the pharyngeal measurements between the 2 groups, although all means in the control group were higher than in the experimental group. However, there was a significant relationship between gender and the Ba-S-PNS and PNS-AD2 indices.
Although the patients with nocturnal snoring had smaller airway dimensions, their pharyngeal measurements were not significantly different from the control group.
摘要：
背景：正常气道是年轻人颅面生长过程中的关键因素。因此,未经治疗的睡眠呼吸紊乱（SDB）可能对发育和健康产生有害后果。
目的：本研究旨在评估非打鼾者和打鼾者的头颅测量特征，并研究两组之间咽气间隙的差异。
方法：本病例对照研究包括70名年龄超过18岁的患者，选自放射中心.将患者分为两组：病例组（35例有习惯性打鼾史的患者）；和对照组（35例健康患者）。对患者的父母进行了柏林睡眠问卷。根据Linder-Aronson（1970）的分析测量鼻咽气道，在每个侧位头颅X线片中测量和分析了4个指标。
结果：两组之间的咽部测量结果无统计学差异，尽管对照组的所有平均值均高于实验组。然而,性别与Ba-S-PNS和PNS-AD2指数之间存在显著关系。
结论：尽管夜间打鼾患者的气道尺寸较小，他们的咽部测量值与对照组无显著差异.
目的：本研究旨在评估非打鼾者和打鼾者的头颅测量特征，并研究两组之间咽气间隙的差异。
方法：本病例对照研究包括70名年龄超过18岁的患者，选自放射中心.将患者分为两组：病例组（35例有习惯性打鼾史的患者）；和对照组（35例健康患者）。对患者的父母进行了柏林睡眠问卷。根据Linder-Aronson（1970）的分析测量鼻咽气道，在每个侧位头颅X线片中测量和分析了4个指标。
结果：两组之间的咽部测量结果无统计学差异，尽管对照组的所有平均值均高于实验组。然而,性别与Ba-S-PNS和PNS-AD2指数之间存在显著关系。
结论：尽管夜间打鼾患者的气道尺寸较小，他们的咽部测量值与对照组无显著差异.
