Kurtulmus Huseyin, Cotert H Serdar
Department of Prosthodontics, Ege University, Faculty of Dentistry, Izmir, Turkey.
J Prosthodont. 2009 Jun;18(4):348-52. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-849X.2008.00432.x. Epub 2009 Feb 2.
Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in dentate patients using a mandibular advancement splint (MAS) from mandibular repositioners has been documented in detail. Nevertheless, studies about completely edentulous patients with OSA are sparse. This clinical report describes a clinical and laboratory method for producing a functional splint combining an MAS and a tongue-retaining device with an individualized tongue tip housing and discusses the rationale for using such a device.
使用下颌定位器制作的下颌前移矫治器（MAS）治疗牙列完整患者阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停（OSA）的方法已有详细记载。然而，关于完全无牙的OSA患者的研究却很少。本临床报告描述了一种临床和实验室方法，用于制作一种结合MAS和舌保持装置并带有个性化舌尖容纳部的功能性矫治器，并讨论了使用这种装置的基本原理。
