Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea and hipoapnea syndrome with oral appliances
| Autor: | Lívia Saladini Vieira, Cátia Cardoso Abdo Quintão, Andressa Otranto de Britto Teixeira, Marco Antonio de Oliveira Almeida |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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Hypersalivation
Adult medicine.medical_specialty Apnea business.industry Oral Appliances Snoring Adult population medicine.disease Pulmonary hypertension Severity of Illness Index Obstructive sleep apnea OSAHS Patient satisfaction Sleep Apnea Syndromes Otorhinolaryngology Orthodontic Appliances Patient Satisfaction Physical therapy Medicine Humans Patient Compliance medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology. 72(5) |
| ISSN: | 1808-8694 |
| Popis: | Summary Obstructive sleep apnea and hipoapnea syndrome (OSAHS) is a disorder that affects about 4% of the adult population, and besides the social problems associated to snoring and extreme day time sleepiness, it is preoccupying since it may cause pulmonary hypertension and cardiac failure. Review and discussion Through a literature review, we discuss the use of oral appliances to treat this condition, in regards of therapy effectiveness and limitations, main clinical symptoms, major occlusal side effects, rate of improvement and patient satisfaction. Conclusions We concluded that the use of oral appliances should be a first choice treatment for mild to moderate OSAHS, being dental, joint and muscular discomforts, hypersalivation and xerostomia, the most frequent clinical symptoms, with light occlusal side effects that normally do not bother the patients, with a good degree of improvement and high satisfaction index. |
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