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The effectiveness of adjustable oral appliance for older adult patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
- Source :
- Annals of Palliative Medicine. 9:2178-2186
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- AME Publishing Company, 2020.
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Abstract
- BACKGROUND Oral appliance (OA) treatment for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) has attracted more and more attention due to its low price, comfort, portable and non-invasion. This study aimed to investigate the clinical effectiveness of adjustable oral appliance on older adult patients with OSAS. METHODS Thirty older adult patients diagnosed with OSAS were chosen as the study participants and received an adjustable OA for 6 months. Then, the patients were subjected to a polysomnographic examination, Berlin Questionnaire (BQ) scale questionnaire, and cone beam computer tomography (CBCT) analytical measurement to evaluate their symptom improvement and the morphologic changes of the upper airway. RESULTS After treatment with adjustable oral appliance for six months, the results showed that there was an improvement of different degrees in the subjective symptoms. Apnea hypopnea index (AHI) had decreased from (27.65±1.31) per hour to (6.74±0.75) per hour (P
- Subjects :
- Advanced and Specialized Nursing
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
Adult patients
business.industry
Polysomnography
Oral appliance
Apnea
medicine.disease
Obstructive sleep apnea
Treatment Outcome
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Apnea–hypopnea index
Surveys and Questionnaires
Anesthesia
Humans
Medicine
medicine.symptom
business
Airway
Sectional area
Aged
Oxygen saturation (medicine)
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 22245839 and 22245820
- Volume :
- 9
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Annals of Palliative Medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....2eb28f51088e35692d8f28489748fc73
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.21037/apm-20-1300