2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Narrowed dental arch, not orthodontic premolars extraction, increases the severity of obstructive sleep apnea
Project/Area Number |
26463204
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
Social dentistry
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Research Institution | Neuropsychiatric Research Institute |
Principal Investigator |
OKAWARA Yoko 公益財団法人神経研究所, 研究部, 研究員 (20625503)
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Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
FUKUDA Tatsuya 公益財団法人神経研究所, 研究部, 研究員 (90624833)
KOBAYASHI Mina 公益財団法人神経研究所, 研究部, 研究員 (40596037)
NAKAYAMA Hideaki 東京医科大学, 医学部, 准教授 (30444144)
INOUE Yuichi 公益財団法人神経研究所, 研究部, 研究員 (50213179)
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Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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Keywords | 閉塞性睡眠時無呼吸症候群 / 歯列弓 / 歯科矯正治療 / 小臼歯便宜抜歯 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Orthodontic treatment accompanied with premolar extractions (w/PEs) often decreases the dental arch size without an absolute tongue volume change. We tested the hypothesis that the severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) became greater in OSA patients w/PEs due to the reduced relative tongue space than those without orthodontic treatment. Our findings provide no evidence of association between past history of premolar extractions for orthodontic treatment and deterioration of OSA. Within our Japanese sample, we conclude that worsening of OSA is unlikely associated with orthodontic premolar extractions per se but could rather be apparent when dental arches are narrow.
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Free Research Field |
社会系歯学
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