Resumo

VINHA, Pedro Pileggi; SANTOS, Gerson Paulino; BANDAO, Germano  e  FANANI FILHO, Antonio. Snoring and sleep apnea: presentation of a new oral device and treatment protocol. RGO, Rev. gaúch. odontol. (Online) [online]. 2010, vol.58, n.4, pp. 515-520. ISSN 1981-8637.

Snoring and sleep apnea have been drawing interest from the health sector due to numerous associated comorbidities, as well as to the social, behavioral and economic problems they cause. This new area in dentistry increasingly demands dental surgeons to be skilled in sleep dentistry so that they can handle, understand and treat these diseases correctly. The objective of this article is to present a new, simple and highly efficient intraoral device for treating snoring and obstructive sleep apnea and its variations (hypopnea and upper airway resistance syndrome), and a protocol for handling it properly. This device has some advantages over its predecessors: it is comfortable for the patient, easy to assemble and handle by professionals and has an easy and measurable advance system. It also has a clear and objective protocol that does not put the patient at risk, allowing dental surgeons to treat these conditions confidently.

Palavras-chave : Orthodontic appliances; Snoring; Slees apnea syndrome.