Relevance. In the modern practice of an orthodontist, distal occlusion caused by respiratory dysfunction is increasingly more common. It especially evident in early mixed dentition, i.e., 6-8-year-old children with diagnosed pathology ENT organs, namely, adenoids.Objective. The study aimed to evaluate relationship between and dentition.Materials methods. performed conventional anterior posterio...

Abstract Purpose of Review The aim this analysis is to provide a synopsis the surgical methods utilized treat nasal valve collapse resulting in airway obstruction, and evaluate contrast lateral crural strut grafts (LCSG) tensioning (LCT). Recent Findings Lateral grafting major technique used external collapse. However, recent years, combined with articulated alar rim (AARG) has become popular. ...

BACKGROUND The presence of persistent mild inflammation is widely considered to provide the immunopathogenic basis for bronchial, nasal, or sinusal inflammation between critical phases and in asymptomatic periods. Exhaled nitric oxide (NO) is currently the most reliable marker of rhinobronchial inflammation, but its routine assessment is difficult as the test is available only in highly special...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association between nasal airway function and Eustachian tube (ET) functions and their impact on tympanoplasty in patients with chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM). MATERIALS AND METHODS The study group (CSOM group) consisted of 33 patients scheduled to undergo tympanoplasty for CSOM. Two control groups were formed: a nasal septal deviation (NSD) group of 25 pati...

BACKGROUND Rapid maxillary expansion is an orthodontic procedure that is commonly used to widen the maxilla. It is generally admitted that this technique is effective to correct palate narrowing, whereas there has not been agreement on the effect of this procedure in nasal parameters. The availability of a reliable and objective technique to assess the geometry of nasal cavities, such as acoust...

Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome is a disease characterized by a collapse of the pharyngeal airway resulting in repeated episodes of airflow cessation, oxygen desaturation, and sleep disruption. It is a common disorder affecting at least 2-4% of the adult population. The role of nasal resistance in the pathogenesis of sleep disordered breathing and sleep apnoea has not been completely clarifie...

BACKGROUND Nose is used as a corridor in endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal approach (EETSA) for pituitary adenoma. Thus, it may affect the nasal airway patency, function and sinonasal-related quality of life. The aim of this study is to objectively and subjectively evaluate these effects. METHODS In this prospective study, 43 patients with pituitary adenoma who were candidates for EETSA fr...

OBJECTIVE Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is among the most common diseases and includes a group of pathological conditions that form a severity continuum from primary snoring (PS) to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). SDB presents a multifactorial etiology and in children, it is often linked to adenotonsillar hypertrophy, which may lead to an alteration of the breathing pattern. Therefore, severa...