en ارتودنسی Orthodontics پژوهشي Research <p> <strong>Objective:</strong> To investigate the efficacy of orthodontic microimplant–based mandibular advancement therapies for the treatment of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adult patients. </p><p> <strong>Materials and Methods:</strong> Ten adult OSA patients (seven men, three women mean age 60.00 ± 9.25 years) were each treated with two mandibular orthodontic microimplants attached to a customized reverse face mask for mandibular advancement. Pretreatment and posttreatment outcome measures of microimplant mobility, apnea-hypopnea index, snoring, respiratory movement, and Epworth sleepiness scores were evaluated after 6 months. </p><p> <strong>Results:</strong> Highly significant reductions in the apnea-hypopnea index, snoring, and sleep variables were observed. Sixteen of the 20 (80%) microimplants were stable and showed no mobility, and four (20%) demonstrated grade 1 or 2 mobility and required removal and reinsertion of a new microimplant. </p><p> <strong>Conclusions:</strong> Favorable reductions in sleep variables highlight the potential of microimplant-based mandibular advancement therapy as an alternative treatment modality for OSA patients who cannot tolerate continuous positive airway pressure and oral appliance therapy. </p><hr><p></p><p> <strong>Source: </strong>Angle Orthodontists </p><p> <a href="http://www.angle.org/doi/abs/10.2319/071311-449.1" target="_blank"><font color="#0033ff">Full Text</font></a></p> Obstructive sleep apnea, Snoring, Microimplant-based mandibular advancement 0 0 http://idai.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-32-778&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Joachim Ngiam 10031947532846003469 10031947532846003469 No Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea Hee-Moon Kyung hmkyung@knu.ac.kr 10031947532846003470 10031947532846003470 Yes Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea