Starting Mandibular Advancement Device Therapy in Patients with Good Protrusive Capacity: A Randomized Pilot Study

Objective:Discomfort has been related to the poor acceptance of a mandibular advancement device (MAD) in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. The present study compared severe initial side effects between a smaller and a larger degree of mandibular advancement in patients with a good protrusive ca...

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Main Author: Marie Marklund
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Language:English
Published: Galenos Yayinevi 2023-09-01
Series:Turkish Journal of Orthodontics
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description Objective:Discomfort has been related to the poor acceptance of a mandibular advancement device (MAD) in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. The present study compared severe initial side effects between a smaller and a larger degree of mandibular advancement in patients with a good protrusive capacity.Methods:Consecutive patients with obstructive sleep apnea and a good protrusive capacity (≥8 mm) were randomized to start treatment with the mandible advanced by either 70% of maximum protrusion (Adv70%) or by 4 mm (Adv4mm) in a pilot study with a parallel design. The main outcome was tenderness or pain in the teeth or jaws using a 0-10 visual analogue scale (VAS) (from “not at all” to “very extensive”) or excluded use because of side effects during the first week of treatment. Secondary outcomes included salivation problems and bite changes.Results:Eighteen patients were randomly selected and 17 patients fulfilled the study protocol. Four patients in the Adv70% group and none in the Adv4mm group reported severe tenderness or pain (VAS ≥7) on five or more of the seven days (p=0.03). The degree of mandibular advancement measured in millimeters correlated with the number of days with severe side effects, r=0.64 (p=0.006). The secondary side effects were minor.Conclusion:Starting MAD treatment with 70% mandibular advancement was related to more severe side effects during the first week of treatment compared with a smaller fixed millimeter value in patients with a good protrusive capacity in this pilot study.
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spelling doaj.art-49b77c9227e54e9e83f8558452a0965c2023-10-06T13:16:06ZengGalenos YayineviTurkish Journal of Orthodontics2528-96592148-95052023-09-0136315816410.4274/TurkJOrthod.2022.2022.5413049054Starting Mandibular Advancement Device Therapy in Patients with Good Protrusive Capacity: A Randomized Pilot StudyMarie Marklund0 Umea University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Odontology, Umea, Sweden Objective:Discomfort has been related to the poor acceptance of a mandibular advancement device (MAD) in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. The present study compared severe initial side effects between a smaller and a larger degree of mandibular advancement in patients with a good protrusive capacity.Methods:Consecutive patients with obstructive sleep apnea and a good protrusive capacity (≥8 mm) were randomized to start treatment with the mandible advanced by either 70% of maximum protrusion (Adv70%) or by 4 mm (Adv4mm) in a pilot study with a parallel design. The main outcome was tenderness or pain in the teeth or jaws using a 0-10 visual analogue scale (VAS) (from “not at all” to “very extensive”) or excluded use because of side effects during the first week of treatment. Secondary outcomes included salivation problems and bite changes.Results:Eighteen patients were randomly selected and 17 patients fulfilled the study protocol. Four patients in the Adv70% group and none in the Adv4mm group reported severe tenderness or pain (VAS ≥7) on five or more of the seven days (p=0.03). The degree of mandibular advancement measured in millimeters correlated with the number of days with severe side effects, r=0.64 (p=0.006). The secondary side effects were minor.Conclusion:Starting MAD treatment with 70% mandibular advancement was related to more severe side effects during the first week of treatment compared with a smaller fixed millimeter value in patients with a good protrusive capacity in this pilot study. http://www.turkjorthod.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/starting-mandibular-advancement-device-therapy-in-/62139 oral appliancesmandibular advancement devicesmandibular repositioning appliancesside-effectsobstructive sleep apnoea
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Starting Mandibular Advancement Device Therapy in Patients with Good Protrusive Capacity: A Randomized Pilot Study
Turkish Journal of Orthodontics
oral appliances
mandibular advancement devices
mandibular repositioning appliances
side-effects
obstructive sleep apnoea
title Starting Mandibular Advancement Device Therapy in Patients with Good Protrusive Capacity: A Randomized Pilot Study
title_full Starting Mandibular Advancement Device Therapy in Patients with Good Protrusive Capacity: A Randomized Pilot Study
title_fullStr Starting Mandibular Advancement Device Therapy in Patients with Good Protrusive Capacity: A Randomized Pilot Study
title_full_unstemmed Starting Mandibular Advancement Device Therapy in Patients with Good Protrusive Capacity: A Randomized Pilot Study
title_short Starting Mandibular Advancement Device Therapy in Patients with Good Protrusive Capacity: A Randomized Pilot Study
title_sort starting mandibular advancement device therapy in patients with good protrusive capacity a randomized pilot study
topic oral appliances
mandibular advancement devices
mandibular repositioning appliances
side-effects
obstructive sleep apnoea
url http://www.turkjorthod.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/starting-mandibular-advancement-device-therapy-in-/62139
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