Discopexia con anclaje: estudio retrospectivo de 190 casos / Discopexia with anchor: a retrospective study of 190 cases

Las disfunciones de la articulación temporomandibular pueden causar graves dolores en la cabeza y cuello. Según la etapa de la disfunción que presentan los pacientes, el tratamiento clínico en sí mismo puede no resultar en respuestas satisfactorias y el tratamiento quirúrgico puede ser considerado como parte del tratamiento. Este trabajo presenta un estudio retrospectivo de 190 pacientes que presentaban desplazamiento discal tratados a través de discopexia quirúrgica y anclaje posterior del disco articular en el cóndilo después de un tratamiento clínico sin respuesta adecuada. El dolor, la distancia interincisal, la extensión del movimiento mandibular, la movilidad y los sonidos del disco articular fueran evaluados clínicamente y por exámenes de imagen en los períodos pre y pos-operatorio, con un seguimiento de 5 años. Los resultados obtenidos fueron favorables para todos los signos y síntomas evaluados. El tratamiento quirúrgico, cuando se indica correctamente, puede ser muy beneficioso para los pacientes que no responden a los tratamientos clínicos de las disfunciones temporomandibulares

The malfunctions of the temporomandibular joint can cause serious pains in the head and neck. According to the stage of the malfunction that the patients present, the clinical treatment by itself cannot result in satisfactory responses and the surgical treatment can be considered to be a part of the treatment. This work presents a retrospective study of 190 patients who were presenting discal displacement agreements across discopexis surgical and later anchoring of the disc to articulate in the condile after a clinical treatment without suitable response. The pain, the interincisal distance, the extension of the jaw movement, the mobility and the sounds of the disc to articulate were evaluated clinically and for examinations of image in the periods pre and post-operatively, with a pursuit of 5 years. The obtained results were favorable for all the signs and evaluated symptoms. The surgical treatment, when it is indicated correctly, can be very beneficial for the patients who do not answer to the clinical treatments of the temporomandibular malfunctions

Apneia obstrutiva do sono: diagnóstico e tratamento: [revisão] / Obstructive sleep apnea: diagnosis and treatment: [review]

A Síndrome da Apneia Obstrutiva do Sono (SAOS) é uma doença crônica, progressiva, incapacitante e com consequências ameaçadoras sobre o potencial de vida (Reimão e Joo1, 2000). Caracterizada por um colapso das vias aéreas superiores, devido ao estreitamento recorrente completo ou parcial dessas vias durante o períododo sono, e esta difere da apneia central, quando falta o estímulo no sistema nervoso central e da hipoapneia quando há uma redução incompleta e transitória do fluxo de ar. O objetivo é conhecer as diversas maneiras de diagnosticar e tratar a apneia obstrutiva do sono, dando ênfase ao cirurgião-dentista como parte de uma equipe multidisciplinar atuando direta e indiretamente. No que se refere SAOS, o cirurgião-dentista tem a possibilidadede diagnosticar precocemente, através dos sinais clínicos e do diagnóstico das deformidades craniofaciais a possibilidade do paciente de vir a ter SAOS, quando adulto ou mesmo quando criança, encaminhando o paciente para um diagnóstico definitivo e tratamento multidisciplinar.

The syndrome of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a chronic disease, progressive, disabling and threatening consequences on the potential for life (Reimão Joo1, 2000). Characterized by a collapse of upper airway narrowing due to the applicant, full or part of these facilities during the period of sleep, as different from central apnea, where the lack stimulation in the central nervous system and hipoapneia, when there is an incomplete and transient reduction of air flow. The objective is to know the various ways to diagnose and treat obstructive sleep apnea, emphasizing the dental surgeon as part of a multidisciplinary team working directly and indirectly. The OSA dental surgeon has the possibility of early diagnosis through clinical signs and diagnosis of craniofacial deformities, the possibility that the patient would have OSA even when adult or child, by the patient to adefinitive diagnosis and treatment multidisciplinary.