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Changes in work performances in obstructive sleep apnea patients after dental appliance therapy
Author(s) -
ARAI HIDEKI,
FURUTA HISAKAZU,
KOSAKA KAZUTO,
KANEDA REIZO,
KOSHINO YOSHIFUMI,
SANO JO,
KUMAGAI SHIGEHIRO,
YAMAMOTO ETSUHIDE
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
psychiatry and clinical neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1440-1819
pISSN - 1323-1316
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1819.1998.tb01043.x
Subject(s) - polysomnography , medicine , obstructive sleep apnea , apnea , physical therapy , test (biology) , sleep apnea , anesthesia , paleontology , biology
The effects of dental appliances on work performances of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is not well examined. This study evaluated the polysomnographic and psychological findings before and after therapy. Nine patients were diagnosed OSAS by nocturnal polysomnography. The psychological battery was performed from 13:00 to 14:00, which consisted of Uchida‐Kraepelin psychodiagnostic test (U‐K's test) and Bourdon's cancellation test (Bourdon's test). Approximately 3 months after the treatment, the examinations were performed. Apnea and desaturation index decreased significantly after the therapy. In addition, sleep architecture improved after the therapy compared with that before the therapy. Dysfunction of task performances, such as mean level of work amounts in U‐K's test, mean error, mean performance time and mean deviation in Bourdon's test improved after therapy. We conclude that dental appliances therapy is effective not only to apnea but also to work performance in OSAS.