Correlation between imaging measurements and diagnosis of adenoid hypertrophy and orthodontic treatment in adolescent children
Adenoid hypertrophy is a common condition in adolescents and children.Children with adenoid hypertrophy have a typical"adenoid face"with narrow maxilla,elongated mandible,high palatal lid,open lips,and lack of expression if the disease persists.The degree of adenoid hypertrophy is closely related to the effect of orthodontic treatment,and it is also one of the most common causes for obstructive sleep apneahypopnea syndrome(OSAHS)in children.Therefore,the diagnosis of adenoid hypertrophy is important to clini-cal practice.The orthodontist can use different parameters indexed in the images to analyze,make a diagnosis and finally assess the fea-sibility of orthodontic treatment and develop an orthodontic plan.This article mainly reviews and summarizes imaging measurements and diagnosis of adenoid hypertrophy for orthodontic clinical treatment.
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