METHOD OF DECIDING RISK OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME, METHOD OF DECIDING SINKING OF HYOID BONE, PROGRAMS, X-RAY DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MAKING ORAL APPLIANCE
Provided are a method of deciding the risk of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome capable of deciding the risk of a subject to become obstructive sleep apnea syndrome objectively and easily in a short time, its program and an X-ray diagnostic system having the program.The method of includes detecting at least the hyoid bone, sella S, gonion Go and menton Me by lateral head and neck radiography of the subject and deciding whether the center of the body or the whole of the body of the detected hyoid bone is included in an area above a perpendicular drawn toward the extended line of the segment S-Go from Me or not.