Rapid maxillary expansion in patient with obstructive sleep apnea: case report

The aim of this case report was to evaluate the polysomnography indices, air space in the oropharyngeal region and quality of life scores using the OSA-18 questionnaire in a patient diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea before and after rapid maxillary expansion (RME). It is a case report with a male patient, seven years old, with maxillary hypoplasia, who underwent adenotonsillectomy surgery two years ago, had restless sleep, snore more than five times a week. Pre- and post-treatment diagnostic tests were performed, including nasofibroscopy, polysomnography, computed tomography, orthodontic records and the OSA-18 quality of life questionnaire. The treatment consisted of RME with Hyrax maxillary expander. After six months, the exams were redone. The polysomnographic record before treatment: IAH 2.8/h, after treatment 0.5/h. We concluded that rapid maxillary expansion (RME) in children with OSA appears to be an effective treatment.

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• Standort: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Umfang: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: Englisch

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• Erschienen in: Rapid maxillary expansion in patient with obstructive sleep apnea: case report ; volume:15 ; number:S 01 ; year:2022 ; pages:293-299 ; 01 ; Sleep science ; 15, Heft S 01 (2022), 293-299, 01

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• Beteiligte Personen und Organisationen: Bariani, Rita Catia ; Badreddine, Fauze Ramez ; Yamamoto, Lucia Hatsue ; Shido, Flavio Toshiki ; Hoppe, Daniela Pimentel Machado Renofio ; Tufik, Sergio ; Moreira, Gustavo A. ; Cappellette, Mario ; Fujita, Reginaldo Raimundo

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• DOI: 10.5935/1984-0063.20220026
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2024011811080111104757
• Rechteinformation: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.