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Palatopharyngeal Arch Staging System (PASS): Consensus about Oropharyngeal Evaluation
by Marta Morato, Maribel P. Cardona-Sosa, Gabriela Bosco, Nuria Pérez-Martín, Mayerin M. Marte-Bonilla, Alfonso Marco, Carlos O’Connor-Reina, Rodolfo Lugo and Guillermo Plaza
Life 2023, 13(3), 709; https://doi.org/10.3390/life13030709 - 6 Mar 2023
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Intraoral examinations are essential in the evaluation of the upper airway in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The morphology of the anatomic structures of the soft palate, the tonsillar fossae, and the palatoglossus and palatopharyngeal muscles is an important determinant of the [...] Read more.
Intraoral examinations are essential in the evaluation of the upper airway in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The morphology of the anatomic structures of the soft palate, the tonsillar fossae, and the palatoglossus and palatopharyngeal muscles is an important determinant of the size and collapsibility of the velum and oropharynx. The Palatopharyngeal Arch Staging System (PASS) is a systematic way to explore the oropharynx and report anatomic variations in the visible part of the palatopharyngeal muscle. In this prospective study, 30 sleep surgeons evaluated the reliability of the PASS using a selection of 23 videos of oropharyngeal examinations of healthy patients. The corresponding score on the PASS scale was graded for each examination. For internal structure and internal agreement, the Cronbach and Krippendorff alpha values were 0.96 and 0.46, which corresponded to a nearly perfect interrelationship and a moderate agreement, respectively. These findings suggest that the PASS is a valuable tool for evaluating the position of the palatopharyngeus muscle during oropharyngeal examinations and may be useful for creating a common language for sleep surgeons when evaluating the palatopharyngeal muscle. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA))
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Poster 4: Multitasking Properties of Some Orofacial Muscles
by Lucia Coceani Paskay
Int. J. Orofac. Myol. Myofunct. Ther. 2016, 42(1), 61-65; https://doi.org/10.52010/ijom.2016.42.1.8 - 1 Nov 2016
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In recent years many studies on the anatomy and neurophysiology of muscles of the face and mouth have revealed a much more complex ability of muscles to "multitask". Apart from being involved in sucking, swallowing, chewing and speaking, some muscles are also involved [...] Read more.
In recent years many studies on the anatomy and neurophysiology of muscles of the face and mouth have revealed a much more complex ability of muscles to "multitask". Apart from being involved in sucking, swallowing, chewing and speaking, some muscles are also involved in the patency of the airways during sleep, the postural position of the jaw during physical activities, the promotion of nasal breathing, or stress relief, just to name a few functions. In this brief review, some additional properties of the genioglossus (GG), the palatoglossus (PG), the masseters (MM) and the orbicularis oris (OO) will be reviewed. Full article
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