Orthodontic interventions as a management option for children with residual obstructive sleep apnea: a cohort study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a sleep-breathing disorder that seems likely to have long-term negative social and health consequences in children and adolescents. There are no established standard management approaches when the first line of therapy, the tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (T&A), is not indicated or fails to address paediatric OSA (residual paediatric OSA). This protocol describes a prospective cohort study that aims to assess the effectiveness of orthodontic interventions for managing residual paediatric OSA in patients with concomitant craniofacial issues.

Methods and analysis

Children aged 6-16 years who with an OSA diagnosis and did not benefit from previous T&A or qualified for T&A will be recruited. Orthodontic intervention(s), when adequat

SUBMITTER: Fagundes NCF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9204397 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature