Upper Airways Cephalometric Measures Compared to Skeletal Class and Divergence

NCT ID: NCT05725980

Last Updated: 2023-03-28

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

120 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-02-12

Study Completion Date

2023-03-26

Brief Summary

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The aim of the present study is to investigate the baseline upper airways dimensions in adult patients belonging to all skeletal classes

Detailed Description

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Lateral cephalometric radiographs of adult orthodontic patients referring for orthodontic consultation at the Unit of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, Section of Dentistry, Department of Clinical, Surgical, Diagnostic and Pediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy, will be collected for the study according to the inclusion criteria.

For each lateral cephalometric radiograph, a cephalometric tracing will be performed with DeltaDent software (version 2.2.1, Outside Format, Spino d'Adda, Italy). Riedel's ANB angle \[Riedel 1952\] has been adopted to determine patients' skeletal class. Steiner's SN\^GoGn angle \[Steiner 1953\] will be used to evaluate skeletal divergence. Biprotrusion will be assessed for SNA \> 84° and SNB \> 82°, while biretrusion for SNA \< 80° and SNB \< 78°.

Sample size calculation was performed with "soft palate length" as primary outcome. Considering alpha = 0.05 and power = 95%, an expected mean value of 31.05 with a standard deviation of 4.16 was hypothesized, with an expected mean difference of 3.34 \[Sprenger et al. 2017\], therefore 40 patients per group were required.

Statistical analysis will be conducted with R® software (version 3.1.3 R Development Core Team, R Foundation for Statistical Computing, Wein, Austria). For each cephalometric measure belonging to the three skeletal classes, descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) will be calculated. Appropriate statistical tests will be used to assess data normality and multiple comparisons. Linear regressions will be performed between upper airways diameters and SNA, SNB, ANB, SN\^GoGn, ANSPNS\^GoGn, PT, PL, sex and age.

Conditions

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Skeletal Malocclusion

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Skeletal Class I patients

Patients from this group present 0° \< ANB \< 4° on the cephalometric tracing.

Cephalometric analysis

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Cephalometric analysis will be performed evaluating upper airways landmarks.

Skeletal Class II patients

Patients from this group present ANB \> 4° on the cephalometric tracing.

Cephalometric analysis

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Cephalometric analysis will be performed evaluating upper airways landmarks.

Skeletal Class III patients

Patients from this group present ANB \< 0° on the cephalometric tracing.

Cephalometric analysis

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Cephalometric analysis will be performed evaluating upper airways landmarks.

Interventions

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Cephalometric analysis

Cephalometric analysis will be performed evaluating upper airways landmarks.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients with permanent dentition
* Caucasian patients
* Patients with one lateral cephalometric digital radiograph executed in Natural Head Position (patients were asked to keep the teeth in contact and the lips relaxed).

Exclusion Criteria

* maxillo-facial traumas
* nasopharyngeal pathologies
* craniofacial dysmorphisms
* orthognatic surgery
* radiographs not performed in Natural Head Position
* unsuitable radiographs
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

50 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Andrea Scribante

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Andrea Scribante

Associate Professor, Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Andrea Scribante, DDS, PhD, MS

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Pavia

Locations

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Unit of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry - Section of Dentistry - Department of Clinical, Surgical, Diagnostic and Pediatrics - University of Pavia

Pavia, Lombardy, Italy

Site Status

Countries

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Italy

Other Identifiers

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2023-AIRWAYSCLASS

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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