Effectiveness of mandibular advancement orthodontic appliances with maxillary expansion device in children with obstructive sleep apnea: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The current review aims to explore the evidence regarding the effectiveness of mandibular advancement orthodontic appliances with maxillary expansion device in treating pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA).

Materials and methods

A systematic literature search was conducted across PubMed, Cochrane Central, Web of Science, Embase, Scopus databases, Chinese Biomedical Database, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure, and Wanfang. The research involved children and adolescents (under 16 years old) who received mandibular advancement and maxillary expansion functional orthopedic appliances for OSA treatment. We performed narrative reviews and subsequently amalgamated the findings from the studies.

Results

Six articles were included for review. Although a s

SUBMITTER: Sun Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11514814 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature