Health Condition 1: K088- Other specified disorders of teethand supporting structures
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria for the study group: 1. Children with a retrognathic mandible and a normal/prognathic maxilla as determined by a physical and radiographic examination and who require myofunctional therapy. 2. Children with skeletal class II malocclusion with angle ANB â�¥ 5�° and AO ahead of BO ( >1 mm) 3. Children with a good visual treatment objective 4. Children with at least one sleep problem as determined by a validated sleep questionnaire. Inclusion criteria for the control group: 1. Children with a retrognathic mandible and a normal/prognathic maxilla as determined by a physical and radiographic examination and who require myofunctional therapy. 2. Children with skeletal class II malocclusion with angle ANB â�¥ 5�° and AO ahead of BO ( >1 mm) 3. Children with a good visual treatment objective 4. Children with no history of sleep problems
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Children with obesity (BMI > 95th percentile for age and gender). 2. Children who have a history of medical illness. 3. Children with prior history of sleep apnea treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) or oral appliances/orthodontic treatment. 4. Children on steroids, chronic anti-inflammatory drugs or opioid pain medication. 5. Children with mouth breathing.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| As a diagnostic aid to identify children with sleep-disordered breathingTimepoint: Baseline/at the beginning. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To determine whether any additional measures could be used to diagnose sleep-disordered breathing.Timepoint: Baseline/at the beginning. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
AB Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences