It will be selected Children aged 5 to 12 years, who have undergone adenotonsillectomy and had an apnea/hypopnea index greater than or equal to two or residual snoring, associated with the presence of maximum atresia, to assess the effect of rapid maxillary recovery on the quality of life of these children. Sleep apnea syndromes
Conditions
Interventions
All 27 children will undergo an clinical examination, nasofibroscopy, orthodontic evaluation and baseline diagnostic polysomnography at the beginning of the project and repeated after treatment. After
Device
Other
M01.526.485.067.105.250
Sponsors
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Eligibility
Age
5 Years to 12 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Healthy volunteers; both genders; age from 5 to 12 years; they were submitted to adenotonsillectomy; snoring more than 5x a week and maxillary atresia.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Cardiac and neuromuscular diseases; craniofacial malformations or chromosomal syndromes; hypertrophy of adenoid and / or lingual tonsil tissue after the surgical procedure with rhinopharynx or oropharynx obstruction above 50%; loss of teeth, dental caries and periodontal disease; patients using neurological drugs.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The main objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of rapid maxillary expansion on quality of life in children with OSA and residual snoring.;Patients' guardians answered the OSA Questionnaire 18 before and after the rapid maxillary expansion. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Evaluate the effect of rapid maxillary expansion: Polysomnographic parameters; neurocognitive functions; evaluation of upper and lower models (canines, premolars and molars) and cephalometric measurements on tomography.;Assessments were made before the rapid expansion and after 5 months of the last activation. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactRita Bariani
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Outcome results
None listed