There are a number of studies in the literature, that associate nasopharyngeal airway obstruction, as a result of adenoid enlargement, to the development of skeletal and dental abnormalities. However, the etiologic role of hypertrophied adenoids and tonsils in developing an aberrant dentofacial growth is not clear, yet. The present investigation attempted to study the incidence of maxillary pos...

introduction: sleep disorder caused by adenotonsillar hypertrophy has been implicated as a cause of primary and secondary nocturnal enuresis in children.  this study was conducted to investigate the effect of adenotonsillectomy on enuresis in children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy.  materials and methods: this prospective cohort study was conducted in hamadan city in western iran, from april ...

Now that the influenza season is again approaching, it seems a not unfitting time to call attention, in a very brief way, to the various ear troubles it may give. rise to, especially as these form a fairly frequent complication of this affection. Amongst adults it is one of the commonest causes of suppurative otitis, and probably accounts for more of this trouble in children than is generally s...

The circular band of lymphoid tissue within the pharynx consisting of the adenoids, the palatine tonsils (Figure 1), and lingual tonsils is known as Waldeyer’s ring. The palatine tonsils are lymphoid tissue with prominent germinal centers and the palatine tonsils, in contrast to the lingual tonsils and adenoids, have a distinct capsule1which separates the tonsils from the lateral pharyngeal wal...

Enlarged Adenoids is a disease which results in the blockage of air passage of infants. These babies who are infected with adenoids will produce high snoring sounds while they sleep. For children suffering from adenoid, it‟s a heart breaking scene for a parent to see their small innocent baby could sleep only in a sitting position. The sound of snore produced by such babies is too loud, that it...

Correlations between breathing mode and craniofacial morphology were investigated in 47 children at the ages of 6-15 years (average, 9.9 years). Apart from history and clinical examination, nasal endoscopy, rhinomanometry and measurements of cephalometric radiographs were included in the analysis. After separating the patients into a "normal face" group and a "long face" group by measuring the ...