齒顎矯正對上呼吸道的影響系列之一：呼吸道之生長和變化

Effect of Orthodontics on Upper Airway. Series 1: Growth and Development of Airway

完整的顱顏矯正治療必須兼顧美觀和功能，其中也包含上呼吸道的功能。目前已有許多研究顯示上呼吸道的形態與咬合異常有密切關聯，本文將從文獻回顧瞭解正常人呼吸道的生長常態變化，並進一步去瞭解異常咬合及呼吸中止症患者的呼吸道變化，以期對於一般齒顎矯正治療及手術性齒顎矯正治療的診斷及擬定治療計劃有所幫助。

Comprehensive treatment of the facial skeleton and occlusion requires an understanding of all functional variables, including the upper airway. Numerous reports have shown a causal relationship between the upper airway and respiratory mode in the development of facial morphology and malocclusion. This article reviewed the airway assessment in normal subjects during growth and development, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) subjects and malocclusion subjects.