Influência do uso de prótese total durante o sono na Síndrome de apnéia obstrutiva do sono

Abstract

There is no evidence based in the literature about complete denture use during sleep, only some evidences about denture stomatits association and the change in apneic events. The goal of this randomized clinical study was to asses if the complete denture wear during sleep influence apneic events and quality of sleep. Elderly edentulous Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS) patients from a complete denture clinic were enrolled and received new complete dentures. The oral condition was evaluated according to bone resorption and Mallampati exam. The sleep quality was assed by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, the Epworth Sleepiness Scale and the polysomnographys were performed at the sleep laboratory for the patients sleeping with and without dentures the dentures. Twenty-three patients were evaluated with mean age 69.6 (SD±5.1) years and 74% female. In the mild (5≤AHI<30) OSAS group the apnea-hypopnea index decreased significantly when patients slept without dentures (8.9±2.4) compared when patients slept with the dentures (16.6±6.9). In a separated analysis, mild group in supine position presented a mean apnea-hypopnea index significant lower when patients slept without dentures from 12.7 (SD ± 8.4) to 51.9 (SD ± 28.6) sleeping with dentures. There was no significant difference in moderate to severe patients' variables. This study shows that mild OSAS edentulous patients had a lower apnea-hypopnea index when sleeping without dentures in supine position.