Assessment and rehabilitation of tongue motor skills with myofunctional therapy in obstructive sleep apnea: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Study objectives

The first objective of this study was to compare tongue motor skills between patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and healthy participants. Second, the effect of oropharyngeal myofunctional therapy (MFT) on the tongue muscular qualities of patients with OSA was evaluated.

Methods

Searches were conducted in 5 electronic databases up to July 2023. Risk of bias was assessed via the Joanna Briggs Institute appraisal checklist for cross-sectional studies (aim number 1) and the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) scale for randomized controlled trials (aim number 2). Pooled standardized mean differences and 95% confidence intervals were calculated using a random-effects model.

Results

Thirteen studies including 520 adults and one study including

SUBMITTER: Poncin W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11367718 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature