Tratamento da síndrome da apnéia e hipopnéia obstrutiva do sono com aparelhos intrabucais

摘要: Obstructive sleep apnea and hipoapnea syndrome (OSAHS) is a disorder that affects about 4% of the adult population, besides social problems associated to snoring extreme day time sleepiness, it preoccupying since may cause pulmonary hypertension cardiac failure. REVIEW AND DISCUSSION: Through literature review, we discuss use oral appliances treat this condition, in regards therapy effectiveness limitations, main clinical symptoms, major occlusal side effects, rate improvement patient satisfaction. CONCLUSIONS: We concluded should be first choice treatment for mild moderate OSAHS, being dental, joint muscular discomforts, hypersalivation xerostomia, most frequent with light effects normally do not bother patients, good degree high satisfaction index.