Age-stratified study on symptoms of upper airway obstruction and craniofacial development in children
Hui Qu, Chang Liu, Jing Sun, Ying Zhai, Hangjin Li, Jizhe Wang · 2026
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Hui Qu leads a six-author team reporting a 2026 study of how blocked upper airways relate to face and jaw growth in children. The study enrolled 177 children with symptoms such as congestion, snoring, and mouth breathing between April 2024 and April 2025. Guardians completed the OSA-18 questionnaire, and cone-beam CT scans supplied craniofacial measurements covering jaw angles, facial heights, and tooth tilt. Children were grouped by age: three to six, seven to ten, and eleven to fourteen years.
The links changed with age. In the youngest group, mouth breathing scores rose alongside steeper jaw angles and taller faces, and every symptom tracked with front height. In the middle group, longer symptoms tied to jaw and tooth angles in mixed directions. In the oldest group, only an apnoea-to-lower-tooth link stood out. The authors identify ages three to ten as the sensitive window and urge age-tailored assessment.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Hui Qu, Chang Liu, Jing Sun, Ying Zhai, Hangjin Li, Jizhe Wang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 59753 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |