Uso de aparelho de protrusão mandibular como recurso para tratamento da síndrome da apnéia obstrutiva do sono

• Main Author: Teixeira, Andressa Otranto de Britto
• Publication Date: 2008
• Format: Master thesis
• Language: por
• Source: Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UERJ
• Download full: http://www.bdtd.uerj.br/handle/1/14154
• topic: Orthodontics; Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome; Placebo; Polysomnography; Cephalometry; Activator appliance; Ortodontia; Síndrome das Apnéias do Sono; Placebo; Polissonografia; Cefalometria; Aparelhos ativadores; Ortodontia corretiva; CNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::ODONTOLOGIA::ORTODONTIA

The treatment for the Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS) is necessary due to the co-morbidities associated with the syndrome. Factors such as cardiovascular problems, higher risk of automobile and work accidents, in addition to the decreased quality of life, makes the condition a serious problem to be treated. Among the treatments, clinicians have given special attention to the intra-oral appliances because it is simple and noninvasive. The objectives of this study were to evaluate by polysomnographyc indexes the improvements produced by both experimental and placebo units, and by cephalometric radiographs examine anatomical factors related with the initial severity of the syndrome and with the changes resulting from the use of the experimental appliance (Twin Block). Nineteen patients participated in this crossover, randomized, double-blind and prospective study, with monitoring average of 10.5 months. Polysomnographys were made in the initial use of the devices, after an average of 6.47 months (s.d. = 2.01) of Twin Block use and 3.8 months (s.d. = 0.84) of placebo use, along with cephalometric radiographs taken initially and with the Twin Block in position. Paired data were analyzed by the Wilcoxon test, non-paired by the Student t test and Mann-Whitney and compared proportions with the test z, all with 5% of significance (p <0.05). The results showed trends, though not statistically proven, that the group with moderate OSAS presented lower measures for the pharynx and higher hyoid bone position when compared to the group with mild OSAS; that the patients were more responsive to therapy with Twin-Block than with placebo, considering the index of more apnea hypopnea per hour of sleep (AHI), the index of sleep apnea per hour (AI), and the percentage of REM sleep; that the position of the vertical hyoid bone decreased more in patients who improved, both for the AHI and for the AI; that most pharyngeal measures suffered greater increase in patients who improved in comparison with those who did not get better. It could also be established a positive correlation between hypopharynx (HF) and patients who improved (by assessing AHI), distance between the hyoid bone and the third cervical vertebra (DHTV), pharynx in the occlusal plain [NF (2)], the width of the soft palate (PM) and patients that improved (by assessing AI), and between NF (2) and patients who had not improved (by assessing AI). It is concluded that the Twin Block was clinically more effective than the placebo unit in the control of OSAS, that some cephalometric measurements may be related to the severity of the syndrome measure initially and that there are variations in anatomic changes among patients who responded and not responded to therapy with intra-oral device.