Influence of mandibular advancement on tongue dilatory movement during wakefulness and how this is related to oral appliance therapy outcome for obstructive sleep apnea
- 21 September 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Sleep
- Vol. 44 (3)
- https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsaa196
Abstract
To characterise how mandibular advancement splint (MAS) alters inspiratory tongue movement in people with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) during wakefulness and whether this is associated with MAS treatment outcome. 87 untreated OSA participants (20 women, apnoea hypopnoea index (AHI) 7-102events/hr, aged 19-76years) underwent a 3T MRI with a MAS in situ. Mid-sagittal tagged images quantified inspiratory tongue movement with the mandible in a neutral position and advanced to 70% of the maximum. Movement was quantified with harmonic phase methods. Treatment outcome was determined after at least 9 weeks of therapy. 72 participants completed the study: 34 were responders (AHI50% reduction in AHI), 9 were partial responders (>50% reduction in AHI but AHI>10events/h), and 29 non-responders (change in AHI 1mm) were partial or complete responders. The mandibular advancement action on upper airway dilator muscles differs between individuals. When mandibular advancement alters inspiratory tongue movement, therapeutic response to MAS therapy was more common among those who convert to a beneficial movement pattern.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Health and Medical Research Council (R01HL106782)
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