Modificaciones clínicas en respiradores bucales con bloques gemelos para evitar la apnea obstructiva del sueño
Year: 2022
Type: article
Study design: Clinical Trial
Abstract: Introduction: Breathing is a vital function of the body. When this function is carried out throughout the mouth, extraoral, intraoral, functional, postural psychosocial, and physiological changes begin to exist. Among the physiological alterations is obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Objective: To verify the modification of the clinical characteristics and the reduction of the symptoms in mouth-breathing patients to reduce the possibility of suffering from obstructive sleep apnea syndrome with the use of the twin blocks. Methods: A quasi-experimental study of a single group of patients was carried out in the Orthodontics department at the La Vigía teaching dentistry clinic from June 2020 to June 2022. The universe of investigation consisted of 9 mouth-breathing patients who presented obstruction of the upper airways, between 12 and 18 years of age. The research was conceived in three stages: diagnosis and data collection; therapeutic intervention; information processing. Results: 66.7 % of the children participating in the study were found in the age group of 12 to 14 years and the male sex prevailed. After 12 months of treatment, more than 55 % of the patients had achieved and overjet of 0-3mm and a 1/3 of the crown. Most symptoms related to obstructive sleep apnea syndrome decreased, and snoring and hyperactivity persisted in 33.3 % of the sample. Conclusions: The application of the functional twin block device managed to significantly reduce overjet and overbite in more than half of the patients, as well as the symptoms that made them susceptible to suffering from obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. DeCS: SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE/physiopathology; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; CHILD; MOUTH BREATHING.
Source: Progaleno
Institution: University of Camagüey
Language: Spanish
Subfield: Orthodontics
Field: Dentistry
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7215309018