Three-dimensional changes of the upper airway in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome after a non-adjustable oral appliance treatment.
Minerva Stomatol
; 62(4): 107-16, 2013 Apr.
Article
em En, It
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| ID: mdl-23588211
ABSTRACT
The diagnosis, the therapy and the monitoring of the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) are to be considered as critical factors in order to prevent severe systemic complications that can be caused by this pathological condition. This work presents three cases of adult patients affected by OSAS, undergoing therapy with oral appliances (OAs), meant to remove the pharyngeal obstruction caused by mandibular retrusion and tongue collapse in nocturnal supine position. The aim of this work was to evaluate the effect of the OAs both through the comparison of the polysomnographic analysis, in the presence and absence of the appliance in situ, and also through the volumetric measurements of the pharingeal airway thanks to the cone beam computed tomography.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ortodontia Corretiva
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Faringe
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Apneia Obstrutiva do Sono
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Imageamento Tridimensional
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Tomografia Computadorizada de Feixe Cônico
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
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It
Revista:
Minerva Stomatol
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Itália