A influência da via aérea superior no uso do aparelho intraoral de avanço mandibular para o tratamento da síndrome da apneia obstrutiva do sono

• Ano de defesa: 2011
• Autor(a) principal: Prescinotto, Renato [UNIFESP]
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
• Palavras-chave em Português: Sleep apnea, obstructive/therapy; Mandibular Advancement; Orthodontic Appliances; Patient compliance; Aparelhos ortodônticos; Avanço mandibular; Apnéia do sono tipo obstrutiva/terapia; Cooperação do paciente
• Link de acesso: http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/8827

Introduction: The treatment of choice for patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) has been the use of continuous positive airway pressure devices (CPAP), especially in moderate to severe cases, but in milder cases, the mandibular advancement devices (MAD), may be indicated. There are studies in the literature correlating the presence of anatomical abnormalities in upper airway (UA) with adherence to CPAP, but about the success and adherence of MAD the literature is scarce. Objectives: To compare the findings of a systematic evaluation of the UA on the success and adherence to treatment with MAD of patients with OSAS. Methods: We studied 28 adult patients with mild to moderate OSAS referred for treatment with MAD. The patients underwent sleep questionnaires and nasal symptoms, anthropometric and upper airway examination and polysomnography before and after 120 days using MAD. At the end of the protocol, patients were divided about the success (success and failure) and to the adherence (good adherence and poor adherence) and the findings were compared between groups. Was considered successful therapy the patients who reduced the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) in 50%, being below 10/events per hour and the criterion for good compliance was the use of MAD in 90% of nights last week (Daily use of AIO). Results: The mean age was 48.8 ± 11.3 years, and there were 32.1% males and 67.9% female. Successful treatment with MAD was 64.3% and good adherence was 60.7%. About the adherence, there was no statistical significance in the parameters of UA analyzed. About the success, there was a predominance of patients with nasal alterations in patients with failure (p = 0.04), mainly at the expense of obstructive septal deviation (grades II and III) (p = 0.04). Conclusions: The sucess of treatment with AIO was significantly lower in patients with nasal alterations, which was not observed with regard to adherence.