1. Long-term dental and skeletal effects of mandibular advancement devices in adults with obstructive sleep apnoea: A systematic review
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Daniel J. Rinchuse, Rekha Wadhwa, Thomas G. Zullo, and Sita G. Patel
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Adult ,Sleep Apnea, Obstructive ,Databases, Factual ,Web of science ,Dentition ,business.industry ,Overjet ,MEDLINE ,Dentistry ,Occlusal Splints ,Orthodontics ,030206 dentistry ,Overbite ,medicine.disease ,03 medical and health sciences ,Study heterogeneity ,0302 clinical medicine ,Humans ,Medicine ,sense organs ,030212 general & internal medicine ,business ,Mandibular Advancement - Abstract
Summary Objective This systematic review aimed to clarify whether there are any significant long-term sequelae to wearing mandibular advancement devices focusing on dental and skeletal effects in adults with OSA. Materials and methods Databases, including PubMed, Medline, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and SAGE Journals. Hand searches and grey literature were also used. A piloted data collection form was used to extract the appropriate data. Results Twenty-three reports of 19 studies were included. Five had serious risk of bias while 18 had moderate risk of bias. Meta-analysis revealed a significant change in overbite and overjet. I-squared analysis showed a high level of statistical heterogeneity. A moderate correlation was found between wear time and amount of change. Conclusion Mandibular advancement devices will cause a small but statistically significant change in the dentition of long-term wearers. Skeletal changes are generally secondary to dental changes.
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- 2019