Syfte: Syftet med denna studie var att utvärdera effekten av stimulerande gomplattor på den orala motoriken hos barn med Downs syndrom. Studien syftar också till att undersöka om behandlingen är kostnadseffektiv.Material och Metod: Studien är en systematisk litteraturstudie enligt PRISMAs kriterier och artiklarna kvalitetsgranskades med hjälp SBU: s handbok. De databaser som användes för litteratursökningen var PubMed, Cochrane Library, Scopus och CINAHL.Resultat: Screeningen av 107 unika artiklar resulterade i 14 relevanta publikationer. Kvaliteten på artiklarna var överlag låg och 9 artiklar bedömdes måttlig risk för bias och 5 artiklar bedömdes ha hög risk för bias. Alla 14 inkluderade artiklar visade en positiv effekt på minst en orofacial variabel men det finns ingen konsensus gällande utvärderingsmetoder för behandling med gomplattor, behandlingstider eller vilka orofaciala variabler som bör undersökas.Slutsats: I denna litteraturgenomgång identifierades ett antal studier, som undersökte effekten av behandling med stimulerande gomplattor. På grund av att artiklarna använde icke standardiserade metoder, hade olika behandlingstider och använde olika variabler för att mäta effekten, kan ingen slutsats dras från dessa studier. Fler RCT studier med större grupper av barn och standardiserade metoder för utvärdering behövs. / Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of treatment with stimulating palatal plates on the oral motor function in children with Down syndrome. The study also aims to investigate if the treatment is cost-effective.Material and Method: The study is a systematic review made according to the PRISMA criteria. The articles were quality reviewed using Swedish Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Assessment of Social Services - SBU’s manual. The databases used for the literature search were PubMed, Cochrane Library, Scopus and CINAHL.Result: Screening of 107 unique papers resulted in 14 eligible publications. The quality of the articles was overall low. Nine articles were rated moderate risk of bias and 5 articles were rated high risk of bias. All 14 included articles showed a positive effect in one or more aspects on oral motor function but there is no consensus regarding evaluation methods for treatment with palatal plates, treatment times or which orofacial variables that should be investigated. No meta-analysis was made due to the lack of consensus.Conclusion: This literature review identified a number of studies, which investigated the effect of treatment with stimulating palatal plates. Due to the unstandardized methods, different treatment times, and different orofacial measuring variables, no consensus can be drawn from these studies. More RCT studies with larger groups of children and standardized methods for evaluation are required.

INTRODUÇÃO: A apnéia obstrutiva do sono (AOS) é caracterizada como uma doença crônica, progressiva, incapacitante, com alta morbidade e mortalidade cardiovascular, sendo causada pela obstrução dinâmica repetitiva da via aérea superior (VAS). As repercussões geram necessidade de tratamento. Dentre os tratamentos disponíveis e com efetividade comprovada, há a opção de uso dos aparelhos intraorais. Neste estudo, avaliou-se a eficácia de um tipo de aparelho intraoral (AIO) monobloco, assim como suas complicações e intercorrências em longo prazo, em hospital de ensino. MÉTODOS: 20 pacientes participaram do presente estudo. Foram incluídos pacientes com diagnóstico polissonográfico prévio de AOS leve ou moderada (5 >IAH< 30), com idade até 60 anos, e não obesos. O critério de exclusão foi para pacientes em uso de medicamentos psicotrópicos, não condição oral para suporte do AIO e IMC e idade acima do proposto. Após 60 dias de uso do AIO realizou-se nova polissonografia (PSG), e acompanhamento pelo questionário RDC/TMD e ficha clínica EDOF/HC basal, 60 e 180 dias. RESULTADOS: Dentre os 20 pacientes, 11 eram do sexo masculino e nove do sexo feminino, com média de idade de 51 anos, e a média do IMC foi de 27,76. O índice de apnéia e hipopnéia (IAH) apresentou decréscimo de 19,23 para 7,51 eventos/hora de sono (p= 0,001). O eixo I e II do RDC/TMD não apresentou alterações significativas nos três momentos avaliados, porém o eixo II mostrou que os pacientes desta amostra apresentam maior grau de sintomas físicos e depressivos do que o padrão. CONCLUSÕES: No período estudado houve redução significativa do índice de apnéia e hipopnéia com o uso do aparelho intra-oral monobloco e foi eficaz total ou parcialmente no tratamento de 80% dos pacientes. As complicações não foram homogêneas e mostraram-se transitórias. / INTRODUCTION: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is characterized as a chronic, progressive, disabling condition with high cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, and with repetitive episodes of upper airway (UA) obstruction. Its impact generates need for treatment. Among the treatments available and with demonstrated effectiveness, there is the option of using the oral appliances. In this study, we evaluated the effectiveness of a type of monoblock oral appliance (OA), as well as its complications and long-term complications in teaching hospital. METHODS: 20 patients participated in this study. We included patients with polysomnographic diagnosis of OSA prior mild or moderate (5> AHI <30), aged up to 60 years and not obese. The exclusion criteria were patients using psychotropic drugs, not oral condition to support the AIO and BMI and age above proposed. After 60 days of use of OA underwent a polysomnography (PSG) exam and follow-up by clinical record EDOF/HC and questionnaire RDC/TMD at baseline, 60 and 180 days. RESULTS: 11 male and nine female, mean age 51 years, and mean BMI was 27.76. The apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) showed a decrease of 19.23 to 7.51 events/hour of sleep (p = 0.001). Axis I and II of the RDC / TMD was not significantly changed in the three moments, but the axis II showed that patients in this sample have a higher degree of physical symptoms and depression than the standard. CONCLUSIONS: Oral appliance therapy for obstructive sleep apnea over the period reduced significantly the AHI and was totally or partially effective in treating 80% of patients. Complications were not homogeneous and were transient.

INTRODUÇÃO: A apnéia obstrutiva do sono (AOS) é caracterizada como uma doença crônica, progressiva, incapacitante, com alta morbidade e mortalidade cardiovascular, sendo causada pela obstrução dinâmica repetitiva da via aérea superior (VAS). As repercussões geram necessidade de tratamento. Dentre os tratamentos disponíveis e com efetividade comprovada, há a opção de uso dos aparelhos intraorais. Neste estudo, avaliou-se a eficácia de um tipo de aparelho intraoral (AIO) monobloco, assim como suas complicações e intercorrências em longo prazo, em hospital de ensino. MÉTODOS: 20 pacientes participaram do presente estudo. Foram incluídos pacientes com diagnóstico polissonográfico prévio de AOS leve ou moderada (5 >IAH< 30), com idade até 60 anos, e não obesos. O critério de exclusão foi para pacientes em uso de medicamentos psicotrópicos, não condição oral para suporte do AIO e IMC e idade acima do proposto. Após 60 dias de uso do AIO realizou-se nova polissonografia (PSG), e acompanhamento pelo questionário RDC/TMD e ficha clínica EDOF/HC basal, 60 e 180 dias. RESULTADOS: Dentre os 20 pacientes, 11 eram do sexo masculino e nove do sexo feminino, com média de idade de 51 anos, e a média do IMC foi de 27,76. O índice de apnéia e hipopnéia (IAH) apresentou decréscimo de 19,23 para 7,51 eventos/hora de sono (p= 0,001). O eixo I e II do RDC/TMD não apresentou alterações significativas nos três momentos avaliados, porém o eixo II mostrou que os pacientes desta amostra apresentam maior grau de sintomas físicos e depressivos do que o padrão. CONCLUSÕES: No período estudado houve redução significativa do índice de apnéia e hipopnéia com o uso do aparelho intra-oral monobloco e foi eficaz total ou parcialmente no tratamento de 80% dos pacientes. As complicações não foram homogêneas e mostraram-se transitórias. / INTRODUCTION: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is characterized as a chronic, progressive, disabling condition with high cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, and with repetitive episodes of upper airway (UA) obstruction. Its impact generates need for treatment. Among the treatments available and with demonstrated effectiveness, there is the option of using the oral appliances. In this study, we evaluated the effectiveness of a type of monoblock oral appliance (OA), as well as its complications and long-term complications in teaching hospital. METHODS: 20 patients participated in this study. We included patients with polysomnographic diagnosis of OSA prior mild or moderate (5> AHI <30), aged up to 60 years and not obese. The exclusion criteria were patients using psychotropic drugs, not oral condition to support the AIO and BMI and age above proposed. After 60 days of use of OA underwent a polysomnography (PSG) exam and follow-up by clinical record EDOF/HC and questionnaire RDC/TMD at baseline, 60 and 180 days. RESULTS: 11 male and nine female, mean age 51 years, and mean BMI was 27.76. The apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) showed a decrease of 19.23 to 7.51 events/hour of sleep (p = 0.001). Axis I and II of the RDC / TMD was not significantly changed in the three moments, but the axis II showed that patients in this sample have a higher degree of physical symptoms and depression than the standard. CONCLUSIONS: Oral appliance therapy for obstructive sleep apnea over the period reduced significantly the AHI and was totally or partially effective in treating 80% of patients. Complications were not homogeneous and were transient.

<p>Enthusiasm for uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) in the treatment of mild-to-moderate obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) has declined in recent years, partly because of a lower success rate over time and partly because of adverse effects. In more severe cases, the patients are generally treated with nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). However, many patients do not satisfactorily tolerate CPAP as a result of frequent side-effects. Consequently, there is a need for an alternative treatment. Reports on the beneficial effects of mandibular advancement appliances in the treatment of mild-to-moderate OSA exist in the form of short–term evaluations.</p><p>One of the aims of the present thesis was to compare treatment effects with a mandibular advancement appliance and UPPP in patients with OSA with follow-up after one and four years. Ninety-five male patients with confirmed mild-to-moderate OSA (apnea index, AI >5 and <25) were randomised to treatment with a dental appliance or UPPP. Sleep studies were performed before and one and four years after intervention. According to the criteria for normalisation (AI<5 and apnea hypopnea index, AHI<10), 78% of the patients in the dental appliance group and 51% of the patients in the UPPP group had normalised after one year (p<0.05). Still after four years of treatment, 63% of the patients in the dental appliance group and 33% of the patients in the UPPP group were normalised. The dental appliance group had a higher normalisation rate than the UPPP group, but the efficacy was partly invalidated by the compliance rate of 62%.</p><p>Quality of life assessments in the dimensions of vitality, contentment and sleep improved in both groups at the one-year follow-up after treatment. There was no difference between the groups in terms of vitality and sleep. The UPPP group, however, reported a higher degree of contentment than the dental appliance group, even though the somnographic values were superior in the latter group. </p><p>Another aim was to conduct a randomised study to test the hypothesis that severe OSA patients will benefit from more pronounced mandibular advancement (MA) compared with a shorter advancement. Eighty-six males with severe OSA (AI>20) were randomly allocated to either 75% or 50% MA for a six-month treatment period. Treatment with a more pronounced mandibular advancement yielded a 20% higher normalisation rate than a shorter advancement. A mean normalisation rate of 45% was found for patients in this category with few side-effects, good patient satisfaction and a compliance of 92% after 6 months. </p><p>The overall conclusion is that dental appliance treatment is effective in patients with mild to moderate OSA and even for patients with severe OSA. The efficacy in terms of normalisation in patients with mild to moderate OSA was higher after the dental appliance treatment with a 50% degree of advancement than after the UPPP treatment. However, severe OSA patients might benefit from more pronounced advancement (75%) compared with a shorter degree of advancement (50%). QOL improved significantly after both dental appliance and UPPP treatment. </p>

Enthusiasm for uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) in the treatment of mild-to-moderate obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) has declined in recent years, partly because of a lower success rate over time and partly because of adverse effects. In more severe cases, the patients are generally treated with nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). However, many patients do not satisfactorily tolerate CPAP as a result of frequent side-effects. Consequently, there is a need for an alternative treatment. Reports on the beneficial effects of mandibular advancement appliances in the treatment of mild-to-moderate OSA exist in the form of short–term evaluations. One of the aims of the present thesis was to compare treatment effects with a mandibular advancement appliance and UPPP in patients with OSA with follow-up after one and four years. Ninety-five male patients with confirmed mild-to-moderate OSA (apnea index, AI &gt;5 and &lt;25) were randomised to treatment with a dental appliance or UPPP. Sleep studies were performed before and one and four years after intervention. According to the criteria for normalisation (AI&lt;5 and apnea hypopnea index, AHI&lt;10), 78% of the patients in the dental appliance group and 51% of the patients in the UPPP group had normalised after one year (p&lt;0.05). Still after four years of treatment, 63% of the patients in the dental appliance group and 33% of the patients in the UPPP group were normalised. The dental appliance group had a higher normalisation rate than the UPPP group, but the efficacy was partly invalidated by the compliance rate of 62%. Quality of life assessments in the dimensions of vitality, contentment and sleep improved in both groups at the one-year follow-up after treatment. There was no difference between the groups in terms of vitality and sleep. The UPPP group, however, reported a higher degree of contentment than the dental appliance group, even though the somnographic values were superior in the latter group. Another aim was to conduct a randomised study to test the hypothesis that severe OSA patients will benefit from more pronounced mandibular advancement (MA) compared with a shorter advancement. Eighty-six males with severe OSA (AI&gt;20) were randomly allocated to either 75% or 50% MA for a six-month treatment period. Treatment with a more pronounced mandibular advancement yielded a 20% higher normalisation rate than a shorter advancement. A mean normalisation rate of 45% was found for patients in this category with few side-effects, good patient satisfaction and a compliance of 92% after 6 months. The overall conclusion is that dental appliance treatment is effective in patients with mild to moderate OSA and even for patients with severe OSA. The efficacy in terms of normalisation in patients with mild to moderate OSA was higher after the dental appliance treatment with a 50% degree of advancement than after the UPPP treatment. However, severe OSA patients might benefit from more pronounced advancement (75%) compared with a shorter degree of advancement (50%). QOL improved significantly after both dental appliance and UPPP treatment.