Rapid maxillary expansion versus watchful waiting in pediatric OSA: A systematic review

• Published in: Sleep medicine reviews Vol. 62; p. 101609
• Main Authors: Fernández-Barriales, Marcos, Lafuente-Ibáñez de Mendoza, Irene, Alonso-Fernández Pacheco, Juan Julián, Aguirre-Urizar, José Manuel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2022
• Subjects: Adenoidectomy - methods; Child; Children; Humans; Natural history; Neurology; Obstructive; Palatal Expansion Technique; Palatal expansion technique (MESH); Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Rapid maxillary expansion; Reproducibility of Results; Sleep apnea (MESH); Sleep Apnea, Obstructive; Sleep Medicine; Watchful Waiting; Palatal expansion technique (MESH); Rapid maxillary expansion; Sleep apnea (MESH); Children; Obstructive; Natural history

Spontaneous resolution of pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may stand behind the observed benefit of rapid maxillary expansion (RME), mainly supported by uncontrolled case series. We aimed to review the controlled, ideally randomized, evidence on the effectiveness of RME as compared to watchfu...