(A) Modified Mallampati score: Representative examples of each modified Mallampati class obtained from photograph P1 are shown. Class I indicates full visibility of the uvula and tonsillar fossa.

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To assess the clinical usefulness of the Mallampati score in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Mallampati scoring of the orophyarynx is a simple noninvasive method used to ...