fa Effects of Occlusal Stabilization Splints on Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Randomized Controlled Trial بیماری های دهان Oral Medicine پژوهشي Research <p> <strong>Aims:</strong></p><p>  To assess the influence of occlusal stabilization splints on sleep-related respiratory variables in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients. <strong></strong></p><p> <strong>Methods:</strong></p><p>  Ten OSA patients (47.3 ± 11.7 years of age) received a stabilization splint in the maxilla. All patients underwent three polysomnographic recordings with their splint in situ, and three recordings without their splint in situ, using a randomized crossover design. </p><p> <strong>Results:</strong> </p><p> Repeated-measures ANOVAs did not yield statistically significant differences in the Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI) or in the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), neither between the three nights without the stabilization splint (AHI: F = 2.757, P = .090 ESS: F = 0.153, P = .860) nor between the nights with the splint in situ (AHI: F = 0.815, P = .458 ESS: F = 0.231, P =. 796). However, independent ANOVAs revealed that the mean AHI of the three nights with the stabilization splint in situ (17.4 ± 7.0 events/ hour) was significantly higher than that of the nights without the splint in situ (15.9 ± 6.4 events/hour) (F = 7.203, P = .025). The mean increase in AHI with the splint in situ was 1.4 ± 1.7 (95% confidence interval = -1.9-4.7). No difference in ESS was found when both conditions were compared (F = 1.000, P = .343). <strong></strong></p><p> <strong>Conclusion:</strong></p><p>  The use of an occlusal stabilization splint is associated with a risk of aggravation of OSA however, the effect size was small, which reduces the clinical relevance of the study. </p><hr><p></p><p> <strong>Source: </strong>Journal of Orofacial Pain</p><p><a href="http://jop.quintessenz.de/index.php?doc=toc&year=2013&issue=3" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff"> Full Text</font></a></p> crossover design, obstructive sleep apnea, occlusal stabilization splint, randomized controlled trial, vertical dimension 0 0 http://idai.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-32-2048&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 Maria Nikolopoulou 10031947532846009610 10031947532846009610 Yes Jari Ahlberg 10031947532846009611 10031947532846009611 No Corine M. Visscher 10031947532846009612 10031947532846009612 No Hans L. Hamburger 10031947532846009613 10031947532846009613 No Machiel Naeije 10031947532846009614 10031947532846009614 No Frank Lobbezoo 10031947532846009615 10031947532846009615 No