Stomatology ›› 2022, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (2): 160-164.doi: 10.13591/j.cnki.kqyx.2022.02.013

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Research progress of mini-implant assisted rapid maxillary expansion in the treatment of adult obstructive sleep apnea and hypopnea syndrome

DING Lingmin, JI Yaning, QIAN Suting, LIN Jun   

  1. Department of Orthodontics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310000, China
  • Revised:2021-07-25 Online:2022-02-28 Published:2022-02-25

Abstract: The obstructive sleep apnea and hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) is a disease where apnea or hypoventilation occurs repeatedly during sleep, which brings significantly negative impact to people's health and life. For those who can't accept surgery treatment or have poor compliance to continuous positive airway pressure treatment, oral interventions provide us with a new method, especially with the advent of mini-implant assisted rapid maxillary expansion (MAMRE) technology. To some extent, it breaks the age limitation of maxillary expansion. This article will briefly review the progress of MAMRE expansion technology in the treatment of adult OSAHS to provide a reference for clinical treatment.

Key words: obstructive sleep apnea and hypopnea syndrome, mini-implant assisted rapid maxillary expansion, adult

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