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Journal of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine | Volume 3
July 05-06, 2019 | Paris, France
Pathology and Surgical Pathology
2
nd
International Conference on
Improvement in quality of life through the use of mandibular advancement Herbst
appliance in patient with obstructive sleep apnea
Ana Carolina Costa Stival, Danilo Cassiano Ferraz, Thalles Eduardo Ribeiro, Allyne Jorcelino Daloia de Carvalho, Anahi
de Paula Melo, Jéssica Ribeiro Damasceno, Kássia Gabriela Silva Ribeiro, Rafael Antonio Veloso Caixeta, Ana Paula de
Lima Oliveira
and
Paulo Cezar Simamoto Junior
Federal University of Uberlândia, Brazil
O
bstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a disorder caused by
partial or total upper airway obstruction during sleep. It
is believed that pharyngeal airway obstruction improves with
mandibular advancement by using oral appliances. Patient
with 23 years, male, bring forward the clinic at University
of Uberlândia an obstruction during sleep, was diagnosed
OSA with the help of polysomnography. Additionally, it
was necessary a laryngoscopy performed by a doctor
for diagnosis of partial or total obstruction upper airway.
Herbst therapy was chosen, which consists in preparation
of a device for mandibular advancement. The patient had
to use the appliance for 6 months in an attempt to prevent
obstruction. After this period, it was applied a questionnaire
which evaluates the patient's quality of life after using Herbst
appliance. To colloborate this analysis, it was performed a
final polysomnography. The results presented significant
differences on the quality of life of this patient. Therefore,
the Herbst appliance could be used in cases of upper airway
obstruction as an alternative to conventional treatment for
this type of disorder.
Speaker Biography
Ana Carolina Costa Stival is a coordinator at Ministry of Science and
Technology in Brazil and she completed her education at Federal
University of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil.
e:
stivalana@yahoo.com.br