Alternative Approaches to Adenotonsillectomy and Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) for the Management of Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA): A Review
Table 1
Orthodontic devices/procedures addressing OSA in children.
Author (date)
Age
Type of intervention
Prior procedure performed
Type of study
Mean pre/post AHI
Al-Jewair, Gaffar, and Flores-Mir (2016)
<18 yrs
542
Varied orthodontic appliances
Not reported
Systematic review
Not reported
Camacho et al. (2016)
<18 yrs (mean 7.6)
314
RME
Some groups with prior adenotonsillectomy
Systematic review and meta-analysis
8.9/2.7 (70% reduction)
Huynh, Desplats, and Almeida (2016)
<18 yrs
238 (only 39 in OMA group)
OMA, RME, or MA and RME
None (excluded)
Systematic review and meta-analysis
13.1% in OMA, unable to calculate for RME and MA with RME
