Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea with mandibular advancement appliance over prostheses: A case report

Thais Moura Guimarães; Sâmia Colen; Paulo Afonso Cunali; Rowdley Rossi; Cibele Dal-Fabbro; Otávio Ferraz; Sergio Tufik; Lia Bittencourt

doi:10.1016/j.slsci.2015.05.002

Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea with mandibular advancement appliance over prostheses: A case report

Sleep Sci. 2015 Apr-Jun;8(2):103-6. doi: 10.1016/j.slsci.2015.05.002. Epub 2015 Jun 11.

Authors

Thais Moura Guimarães¹, Sâmia Colen¹, Paulo Afonso Cunali¹, Rowdley Rossi¹, Cibele Dal-Fabbro¹, Otávio Ferraz¹, Sergio Tufik¹, Lia Bittencourt¹

Affiliation

¹ Departamento de Psicobiologia, Disciplina de Medicina e Biologia do Sono, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.

Abstract

Treatment with a mandibular advancement device (MAD) is recommended for mild obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), primary snoring and as a secondary option for Continuous Positive Airway Pressure, because it has better adherence and acceptance. However, edentulous patients do not have supports to hold the MAD. This study aimed to present a possible to OSA treatment with MAD in over complete upper and partial lower dentures. The patient, a 38-year-old female with mild OSA, was treated with a MAD. The respiratory parameter, such as apnea-hypopnea index, arousal index and oxyhemoglobin saturation was improved after treatment.

Keywords: Mandibular advancement device; Prothesis.

Publication types

Case Reports