Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome with Twin-block functional applia nce
- VernacularTitle:Twin-block功能矫形器治疗阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停综合征
- Author:
Guangtao WANG
;
Zhiyong LIN
;
Fenghua CHEN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Functional Appliance;
Angle class Ⅱ malo cclusion;
Obstructive sleep apnea;
Sleep apnea syndrome
- From:
Journal of Practical Stomatology
2000;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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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
