ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2020
Combined Surgical and Orthodontic Treatments in Children with OSA: A Systematic Review.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of mandibular advancement orthodontic appliances with maxillary expansion device in children with obstructive sleep apnea: a systematic review.BMC oral health · 2024Pooled it
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- Efficacy comparison between dentofacial orthopedic treatment and adenotonsillectomy on children with obstructive sleep apnea and skeletal class II malocclusion: a retrospective study.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Management of obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome in children: what is the role of orthodontics? A scoping review.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2025Article
- Airway morphology, hyoid position, and serum inflammatory markers of obstructive sleep apnea in children treated with modified twin-block appliances.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Palatal Morphology After Treatment of Children With Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Using the Modified Twin-Block Appliance.International dental journal · 2024Article
- Revolutionizing Sleep Health: The Emergence and Impact of Personalized Sleep Medicine.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Review
- New Approaches and Technologies in Orthodontics.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Effect of rapid maxillary expansion on the apnoea-hypopnoea index during sleep in children. Systematic review.Journal of clinical and experimental dentistry · 2022Review
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- Effects of Osteopathic T9-T10 Vertebral Manipulation in Tonsillitis: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Paediatrics: how to manage obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome.Drugs in context · 2021Review
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7 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a sleeping breathing disorder. In children, adenotonsillar hypertrophy remains the main anatomical risk factor of OSA. The aim of this study was to assess the current scientific data and to systematically summarize the evidence for the efficiency of adenotonsillectomy (AT) and orthodontic treatment (i.e., rapid maxillary expansion (RME) and mandibular advancement (MA)) in the treatment of pediatric OSA. A literature search was conducted in several databases, including PubMed, Embase, Medline, Cochrane and LILACS up to 5th April 2020. The initial search yielded 509 articles, with 10 articles being identified as eligible after screening. AT and orthodontic treatment were more effective together than separately to cure OSA in pediatric patients. There was a greater decrease in apnea hypoapnea index (AHI) and respiratory disturbance index (RDI), and a major increase in the lowest oxygen saturation and the oxygen desaturation index (ODI) after undergoing both treatments. Nevertheless, the reappearance of OSA could occur several years after reporting adequate treatment. In order to avoid recurrence, myofunctional therapy (MT) could be recommended as a follow-up. However, further studies with good clinical evidence are required to confirm this finding.
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