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J Dentofacial Anom Orthod
Volume 18, Number 3, 2015
OSAHS of the child
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| Article Number | 308 | |
| Number of page(s) | 4 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/odfen/2015002 | |
| Published online | 03 February 2016 | |
Medical treatment (excluding CPAP and orthodontics) of Obstructive Sleep Apnea/Hypopnea Syndrome (OSAHS)
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Pediatric pneumologist, Respiratory and Sleep Functional Exploration Unit, Armand Trousseau Hospital, Paris, France
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Pediatric pneumologist, Pediatric Pneumology Dept, Rare Childhood Respiratory Diseases Reference Center, Armand Trousseau Hospital, Paris, France
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MCU-PH, DCD, SQODF, UFR d’Odontologie, Paris-Diderot University, Functional Orthodontics- Odontology Unit, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France ; Postgraduate certificate in Odonto- Stomatologic Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
Corresponding author: Nicole Beydon, 26 Avenue du Docteur Arnold-Netter 75012 Paris, France. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Abstract
Aside surgical and orthodontic treatment and nocturnal ventilation, there are two types of treatment adapted for childhood obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS): pharmacological treatment is reserved to non-severe OSAHS with no upper airway obstruction, because of limited efficacy; oro-myofacial rehabilitation is always associated to other therapeutic interventions.
Key words: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome / children / treatment
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