title: [Cephalometric analysis in the patients of TMJ ankylosis with OSAS: Soft tissue morphology]
abstract: By cephalometric analysis of 18 normal men and 12 men who got TMJ ankylosis with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome(OSAS),the authors reported that there were cephalometric characteristics in the patients:the posterior airway space(PAS) decreased(P<0.001),and the rate of (TA+SPA)/OPA remarkably increased(P<0.001),so the two parameters are significant for the diagnosis and treatment of the patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ninth People's Hospital, School of Stomatology, Shanghai Second Medical University. Shanghai 200011,China.
authors.forename: X F
authors.initials: XF
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Tiang
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Yuan