Análisis de las vías aéreas en pacientes con obstrucción respiratoria : Centro Radiodiagnóstico Dentaimagen 2017 - 2018.

Abstract

Introduction: The permeability of the respiratory tract is an important anatomical factor for people's health. When the airways are blocked, not only their permeability, but also the respiratory pattern is affected. The evaluation of cited obstructions involves the use of techniques and diagnostic imaging analysis, such as lateral cranial cephalometry. The cephalometric study allows the identification of specific characteristics in patients with respiratory obstruction of the airways. Together with other specialists, the study by images allows to achieve a diagnosis and more specific treatment. Objective: Determine the most frequent cephalometric characteristics found in patients with respiratory obstruction. Materials and methods: A descriptive, observational and transversal study was carried out. The prevalence of patients with respiratory obstruction was determined by lateral cranial radiography in relation to the facial biotype, skeletal class, pharyngeal diameters, position of the hyoid bone and the tongue,. Results: Within the study group it was found that the most predominant facial biotype was mesofacial (41.46%), the most prevalent skeletal class was II (60.98%), the upper pharyngeal diameter prevelance decreased from the total of the sample was 61.19% . The vertical position of the hyoid bone was 48.78% (negative triangle or lower position of the hyoid bone) and in the anteroposterior direction was 68.29% (hyoid bone behind the Ptv line) and the position or position of the tongue was found posterior with 53.66%.Conclusions: From the studied population it was determined that, by means of a diagnostic imaging analysis, patients with airway obstruction have radiographic characteristics such as: mesofacial biotype, skeletal class II, diminished upper pharyngeal diameter, postero-inferior hyoid bone position and posterior position of the back of the tongue.