Research Article

Development and Evaluation of a Pillow to Prevent Snoring Using the Cervical Spine Recurve Method

Table 1

Oropharynx area according to the angle of expansion.

LocationExpansion angle (°)The angle formed by the body of the mandible and the cervical vertebra No. 7 (°)Oropharynx area (mm2)Increase compared to origin (times)

Origin point ()035.05730
1 ()5.0340.07651.33
2 ()5.0145.07981.39
3 ()4.9550.08861.54
4 ()4.9955.09351.63
5 ()5.0260.09871.72