Do patients with different craniofacial patterns have differences in upper airway volume? A systematic review with network meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Craniofacial skeletal discrepancies have been associated with upper airway dimensions.

Objective

To identify differences in upper airway volume across different sagittal and vertical skeletal patterns.

Search methods

Unrestricted literature searches in eight databases/registers for human studies until May 2023.

Selection criteria

Cross-sectional studies measuring upper airway volumes using three-dimensional imaging in healthy patients of different sagittal (Class I, Class II, and Class III) or vertical (normodivergent, hypodivergent, and hyperdivergent) craniofacial morphology.

Data collection and analysis

Duplicate independent study selection, data extraction, and risk of bias assessment. Random-effects frequentist network meta-analysis was p

SUBMITTER: Altheer C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10962399 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature