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Obstruction of Upper Respiratory Tract (OURT) may developed a various symptoms on certain children, which during the development period might cause dentocraniofacial deviation, and furthermore low self esteem. The characteristic of patients with OURT are mouth breathing (MB), sleep with snoring loudly, and on certain children may occur Obstruction Sleep Apnea (OSA). The correlation between snoring and OSA with OURT. Across sectional design study was done with 285 OURT subjects. All subjects were divided into two groups, 9-12 years, and 12-15 years group. Data obtained from cephalometric analyses and questionnaire, and analysed with chi quadrate analyses. The results showed Fujioka ratio on OURT subjects experience apnea and snoring, both for two different age categories (age 9-11 years and 12-15 years) were approximately the same with subjects no experience (p>0.05). McNamara modification line on both age group showed no difference (p>0.05) between experience and no experience apnea during sleep, but there was a significant difference (p<0.05) on subjects experience snoring during sleep. There was no relation between Fujioka ratio and McNamara modification line with the apnea suffered by OURT subjects in the two age groups. There was no relation between snoring with Fujioka ratio in the two age groups. Meanwhile, there was a relation between McNamara modification line with snoring experienced by OURT subjects in age group 12-15 years. McNamara modification line on OURT subjects showed significant difference between snoring and no snoring during sleep, both in age category of 9-11 years and 12-15 years. There was a relation between McNamara modification line with snoring experienced by OURT subjects in age group 12-15 years. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Obstruction of the upper respiratory structure at nose and pharynx may reduce air flow and will cause mouth breathing habit (MB). If this obstruction of upper respiratory tract (OURT) occurs for a long period of time during the development phase of a child will result morphologic deviation of the dentocraniofacial (DCF).Patients suffering from OURT usually have adenoid face and low self esteem.Purpose:To get the DCF morphology characteristic data of OURT patients and to determine the critical age when deviation of the DCF morphology occurs in patients of OURT. Methods:A cross sectional design study was done with189 case subjects, 96 control subjects, and 60 normal subjects. All subjects were divided into two groups, 9-12 years, and 12-15 years group. Data obtained from cephalometric analyzes and questionnaire. Result:DCF deviation of case group was shown at the angle of normal SNA, higher SNB (p 0.00), ANB (p 0.00), NA-APg (p 0.00), SN-SGn (p 0.00), and SN-GoGn (p 0.00),but lower Facial Ratio (p<0.05)and Bijugulare (p 0.045, only for age group 9-11 years). Age 8 was the critical point for the occurrence of dentocraniofacial deviation (DCF) in patients with OURT. DCF morphology characteristics of OURT subjects with MB showed vertical growth pattern, Class II Angle skeletal relation with convex facial profile, narrow Bijugulare, and critical age was 8 years where DCF deviation occurs in patients suffering from OURT. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]