Pharyngeal Size in Patients With Obstructive Tonsils Under Orthodontic Treatment

Enlarged tonsils and malocclusion have relationship with sleep disturbance in children. The consequences of these features can include deviation of normal craniofacial growth such that this may result in a facial morphology more suitable to the development of sleep apnea later in life. The aim of this study was to compare the growth redirection, the evolution of respiratory symptoms and the pharyngeal size of snoring children with obstructive tonsils from the waiting list for surgery treated with the Bioajusta X orthodontic appliance.This new protocol of orthodontic treatment promotes maxillary expansion, mandibular advancement and proper tongue positioning on swallowing , that together may be helpful on remodeling the upper airways.