Diagnostic Accuracy of an Orofacial Scale for the Detection of Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnoea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) are known to have orofacial myofunctional disorders (OMD) compared to healthy individuals. Consequently, treatment with oropharyngeal exercises has shown promise in some OSA cases. However, this requires an adequate orofacial myofunctional evaluation.

Aims

To develop a concise and reliable scale including the most relevant items for the orofacial myofunctional evaluation of individuals with OSA. The Expanded Orofacial Myofunctional Evaluation with Scores (OMES-E) protocol was previously validated for this purpose. However, it has been criticised for its length, time-consuming nature and omission of certain items.

Materials & methods

Fifty adults diagnosed with OSA by polysomnography and 23 healthy adults were inc

SUBMITTER: Folha GA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12408965 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature