Long term oral appliance therapy decreases stress symptoms in patients with upper airway resistance syndrome.

ABSTRACT:

Study objectives

To evaluate the long-term effects of a mandibular advancement device (MAD) on stress symptoms and cognitive function in patients with upper airway resistance syndrome (UARS) compared with placebo.

Methods

This study was a randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial. Thirty UARS patients were randomized into 2 groups: placebo and MAD groups. UARS criteria were the presence of sleepiness (Epworth Sleepiness Scale ≥ 10) and/or fatigue (Modified Fatigue Impact Scale ≥ 38) associated with an apnea-hypopnea index ≤ 5 events/h and a respiratory disturbance index > 5 events/h of sleep, and/or flow limitation in more than 30% of total sleep time. All patients completed the Rey Auditory-Verbal Learning Test, the Logical Memory test, the Stroop Color Test, the Trail M

SUBMITTER: de Godoy LBM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8034206 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature