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Changes in nasolabial angle may alter nasal valve morphology and airflow: a computational fluid dynamics study
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Aims: Nasal valve (NV) dysfunctions are a significant cause of nasal obstruction. Changes in the nasolabial angle (NLA) may also cause changes in NV morphology. The effect of changes in the 3D structure of the nasal valve region (NVR) on nasal airflow has yet to be studied sufficiently. The accuracy of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation results of nasal airflow has been confirmed by in vitro tests. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the effect of changes in NV structure and volume on nasal airflow based on the CFD method. Material and
Methods: We used CT images to create a 3D structural model of the NVR. First, CT images were transferred to MIMICS® software, and the nasal air passage was modeled. A solid reference model of the NVR was then created using SolidWorks software. Five different solid 3D nasal valve models were created with nasolabial angles of 85° in Model 1, 90° in Model 2, 95° in Model 3, 100° in Model 4, and 105° in Model 5. To simulate breathing during rest and exercise using the CFD method, the unilateral nasal airflow rates were set at 150 ml/s and 500 ml/s, respectively. The CFD method was then used to calculate each model’s airflow properties. Finally, the volumes of the models, pressure at the NV outlet, and airflow velocity were evaluated and calculated to investigate each model’s NV airflow characteristics.
Results: Our study found a significant correlation between the nasolabial angle (NLA) and NVR volume (r=-0.998, p=0.000), flow rate and velocity (r=0.984, p=0.000), velocity and maximum pressure (r=0.920, p=0.000), velocity and minimum pressure (r=-0.969, p=0.000), flow rate and maximum pressure (r=0.974, p=0.000), and flow rate and minimum pressure (r=-0.950, p=0.000). There was no correlation between NLA increase and nasal airflow velocity. We determined that the highest pressure and lowest airflow velocity values were in the upper angle region and that the lowest pressure and highest airflow velocity values were at the bottom of the NVR in all models.
Conclusion: Using the CFD method, we found a decrease in NVR volume and an increase in airflow velocity with an increase in NLA. In addition, we found that the pressure values in the NVR did not change significantly with the increase in NLA.

Keywords : Septorhinoplasty, nasal valve, computational fluid dynamics, nasal airflow, nasal breathing, nasolabial angle

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Volume 6, Issue 2, 2023
Page : 500-505
https://doi.org/10.32322/jhsm.1250202
Article Information
Received : 12 Şub 2023
Accepted : 02 Mar 2023
Published : 27 Mar 2023
Corresponding Author :

Mehmet Mustafa Erdoğan: Amasya Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Sabuncuoğlu Şerefeddin Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Kulak Burun Boğaz Kliniği, Amasya, Türkiye

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Citation : Erdoğan MM, Uğur L. Changes in nasolabial angle may alter nasal valve morphology and airflow: a computational fluid dynamics study. J Health Sci Med 2023; 6(2): 500-505.

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