Prevalence of malocclusions and oral dysfunctions in children with persistent sleep-disordered breathing after adenotonsillectomy in the long term.

ABSTRACT:

Study objectives

To evaluate the prevalence of craniofacial/orthodontic abnormalities and oral dysfunctions in a population of children with persistent sleep-disordered breathing despite adenotonsillectomy.

Methods

Medical charts of 4,000 children with sleep-disordered breathing operated on in a tertiary hospital were retrospectively reviewed. Patients reporting persistent sleep-disordered breathing symptoms were invited to an orthodontic/myofunctional evaluation following the Sleep Clinical Score), followed by a 1-night ambulatory type III sleep study.

Results

One hundred nonsyndromic symptomatic patients were examined (mean age 8.8 ± 3.5 years), from 1 to 12 years after surgery (mean 4.6 ± 3.1 years); 24% were overweight/obese; 69 had a sleep study. Although prevale

SUBMITTER: Cohen-Levy J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7446101 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature