Efficacy of a Pre-Fabricated Myofunctional Appliance for the Treatment of Mild to Moderate Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Preliminary Report
The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of the Myobrace/MyOSA myofunctional appliance for the treatment of mild to moderate Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) in children, by means of the Apnea/Hypopnea Index (AHI). Nine children with a diagnosis of mild to moderate OSA were included in t...
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Published in | The Journal of clinical pediatric dentistry Vol. 42; no. 6; pp. 475 - 477 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry
2018
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Summary: | The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of the Myobrace/MyOSA myofunctional appliance for the treatment of mild to moderate Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) in children, by means of the Apnea/Hypopnea Index (AHI).
Nine children with a diagnosis of mild to moderate OSA were included in the study. The subjects wore the Myobrace/MyOSA myofunctional appliance for a period of 90 days. The initial AHI, determined by means of a sleep test, was used as baseline (To), and a second AHI, computed at the end of the experimental period, was used as final data (T
). The differences between the AHIs at To and T
were calculated (diff AHI) and used for statistical purposes. The level of Oxygen Saturation (SaO
) was also recorded before and after treatment, and their differences calculated as diff SaO
. Statistical analysis was performed with a paired-t- test and statistical significance was established at 95 per cent level of confidence.
A statistical significant reduction in the AHI of the studied subjects was computed at the end of the experimental period (p = 0.0425). Although there was an improvement in the SaO
, it did not reach a statistically significant difference.
The present results suggest that the Myobrace/MyOSA myofunctional appliance can be an alternative to treat mild to moderate OSA in children. However further studies are necessary to determine the stability of the results after treatment. |
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ISSN: | 1053-4628 1557-5268 |
DOI: | 10.17796/1053-4625-42.6.14 |