Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome with Twin-block functional applia nce / 实用口腔医学杂志
Journal of Practical Stomatology
;
(6)2000.
Artigo
em Chinês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-670692
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To evaluate the effect of Twin-block function al appliance in the treatment of transmissible obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (O SAS).Methods:
7 cases of OSAS, aged 8.6~13.2 years, with sk e letal Angle II malocclusion were treated with Twin-block fuctional appliance fo r 13 months on an average. The position of the mandible, tongue, soft palate,hyo id bone and the radius vector of the upper airway was measured by lateral cepha lometric radiographs, the indexes of sleep condition, breath function and cardio vascular system were measured by polysomnography before and after treatment.Results:
At the end of the treatment, the average increase in the radius of upper airway was 4.84 mm (P
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Journal of Practical Stomatology
Ano de publicação:
2000
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