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. 2024 Dec 31;20(12):2004-2008.
doi: 10.6026/9732063002002004. eCollection 2024.

Determination of pharyngeal airway space volumes and their correlation with gender and age: A retrospective CBCT study

Naveen Kumar Shetty  1 , Mandavi Waghmare  1 , Sandeep Pagare  1 , Abhishek Mukherjee  1 , Reema Manoj  1
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Determination of pharyngeal airway space volumes and their correlation with gender and age: A retrospective CBCT study

Naveen Kumar Shetty et al. Bioinformation. .

Abstract

An analysis of full skull cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans of 180 patients to measure the upper airway volumes and analyze correlations with age and gender is of interest. Results showed that 45% of patients had reduced airway volume, 21.7% had increased volume and 33.3% had normal volumes. Male patients had significantly higher volumes of the nasopharyngeal (NPV) and total upper airway volume (TV) values, with a notable age-related decrease in oropharyngeal (OPV). The study highlights gender and age as significant factors influencing airway volumes.

Keywords: Airway volumes; age; gender; pharyngeal airway space.

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Distribution of patients in our study based on gender
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Distribution of patients based on reduction in airway volume
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Distribution of total airway volume (TV) values based on percentage of volume reduction by severity (overall)
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Distribution of Total Airway Volume (TV) values based on percentage in volume reduction by severity (males)
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Figure 5
Distribution of TV values based on percentage in volume reduction by severity (females)
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