Herbst appliance effects on pharyngeal airway ventilation evaluated using computational fluid dynamics.

CONCLUSION: The Herbst appliance improves ventilation of the oropharyngeal and laryngopharyngeal airways. These results may provide a useful assessment of obstructive sleep apnea treatment during growth.
PMID: 28121164 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Angle Orthodontist - January 24, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Iwasaki T, Sato H, Suga H, Minami A, Yamamoto Y, Takemoto Y, Inada E, Saitoh I, Kakuno E, Kanomi R, Yamasaki Y Tags: Angle Orthod Source Type: research