Evaluation of the Effects of Different Rapid Maxillary Expansion Appliances on Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Evaluation of the Effects of Different Rapid Maxillary Expansion Appliances on Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Rapid maxillary expansion (RME) is a commonly used orthodontic treatment in patients with maxillary constriction to provide skeletal expansion, correct posterior crossbite and resolve naso-respiratory problems by reducing oral respiration.The aim of this randomized controlled trial was to evaluate the effects of tooth-borne, tooth tissue-borne and bone-borne RME appliances on sleep quality with polygraphy. The null hypothesis was that there is no difference for the sleep quality between the appliances.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Sleep Apnea Syndrome; Rapid Maxillary Expansion
• Intervention / Treatment: Procedure: Rapid Maxillary Expansion Treatment

Detailed Description

Introduction. The aim of this 3-arm randomized controlled trial (RCT) was to evaluate the effects of tooth tissue-borne (KBME), tooth-borne (Hyrax), and bone-borne (MIDME) rapid maxillary expansion (RME) appliances on sleep quality with polygraphy. Methods. This study was designed in parallel with an allocation ratio of 1:1:1. 46 patients with narrow maxilla and OSAS were included in this study and randomly assigned to three groups: tooth tissue-borne, tooth-borne and boneborne expanders. Participants were congregated from the Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Izmir Katip Celebi University, Turkey. In all groups, the expansion appliance was activated one-quarter turn twice a day until the desired suture opening was achieved. The primary outcome of this study was the correction of posterior crossbite. Secondary outcomes included polygraphic assessment of sleep parameters. Each subject participated in 1 overnight sleep test with polygraphy before the expansion (T0) and after a 3- month retention phase of treatment (T1). According to the results of polygraphy, 7 parameters; (apnea hypopnea index (AHI), number of apnea and hypopnea, desaturation index, lowest desaturation, average saturation, supin AHI) were examined to evaluate the changes in sleep scores. Kruskal-Wallis analysis and Dunn-Bonferroni test were used for inter-group comparisons and Wilcoxon analysis was used for intra-group evalaution. P<0.05 was accepted statistically significant. Computer-generated randomization was used with group allocation concealed using opaque, sealed envelopes. The outcome assessor was blinded to group assignment. The outcome assessor was blinded; however, it was not feasible to blind either operator or patients.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 46
• Phase: Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 12 years to 14 years (CHILD)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. No previous tonsillar, nasal or adenoid surgery and orthodontic treatment,
2. Bilateral crossbite and need for RME,
3. Maxillary and mandibular permanent teeth fully erupted,
4. AHI ≥ 1

Exclusion Criteria:

1. The presence of adenotonsillectomy due to tonsillar hypertrophy or adenoidal hypertrophy
2. Having nasal/nasopharyngeal /oropharyngeal pathologies, craniofacial syndromes, systemic disease, poor oral hygiene,
3. History of previous orthodontic treatment.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Interventional Model: PARALLEL
• Masking: DOUBLE

Number of Arms

3

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Tooth tissue-borne (KBME) expander; In this tooth tissue-borne appliance, the occlusal surfaces of the molar and premolar teeth and half of the palatinal and buccal surfaces are covered with heat polymerized acrylic. Hyrax expansion screw is in the midline, as far as possible to the palate positioned close and parallel.	Procedure: Rapid Maxillary Expansion Treatment; The patients were treated with KBME, Hyrax and MIDME maxillary expansion appliances, respectively. All expansion appliances containing a Hyrax expansion screw positioned parallel to the second premolars and were used to correct the posterior crossbite. In the MIDME group, two mini-screws with a diameter of 1.6 mm and a length of 10 mm are located on the right and left sides between the roots of the 2nd premolar and 1st molar teeth with 60-70° angle. KBME and Hyrax expansion appliances were cemented with glass ionomer cement and MIDME was cemented with using the light-cured composite. Same protocol was applied to all patients during RME treatment. Expansion screws in all groups were activated by two turns a day.
EXPERIMENTAL: Tooth-borne (Hyrax) expander; In this tooth-borne expansion appliance, orthodontic bands are placed on the right and left 1st premolar and 1st molar teeth of the patients and the bands are soldered to the Hyrax expansion screw. The expansion screw is in the midline, as far as possible to the palate positioned close and parallel.	Procedure: Rapid Maxillary Expansion Treatment; The patients were treated with KBME, Hyrax and MIDME maxillary expansion appliances, respectively. All expansion appliances containing a Hyrax expansion screw positioned parallel to the second premolars and were used to correct the posterior crossbite. In the MIDME group, two mini-screws with a diameter of 1.6 mm and a length of 10 mm are located on the right and left sides between the roots of the 2nd premolar and 1st molar teeth with 60-70° angle. KBME and Hyrax expansion appliances were cemented with glass ionomer cement and MIDME was cemented with using the light-cured composite. Same protocol was applied to all patients during RME treatment. Expansion screws in all groups were activated by two turns a day.
EXPERIMENTAL: Bone-borne (MIDME) expander; This bone-borne expander includes 2 mini-screws with a diameter of 1.6 mm and a length of 10 mm on the right and left sides, coinciding between the roots of the 2nd premolar and 1st molar teeth in addition to the hyrax expansion screw.	Procedure: Rapid Maxillary Expansion Treatment; The patients were treated with KBME, Hyrax and MIDME maxillary expansion appliances, respectively. All expansion appliances containing a Hyrax expansion screw positioned parallel to the second premolars and were used to correct the posterior crossbite. In the MIDME group, two mini-screws with a diameter of 1.6 mm and a length of 10 mm are located on the right and left sides between the roots of the 2nd premolar and 1st molar teeth with 60-70° angle. KBME and Hyrax expansion appliances were cemented with glass ionomer cement and MIDME was cemented with using the light-cured composite. Same protocol was applied to all patients during RME treatment. Expansion screws in all groups were activated by two turns a day.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Correction of posterior crossbite	The palatal cusps of the maxillary posterior teeth approximated the lingual cusps of the mandibular posterior teeth.	After active expansion (up to 3 weeks). The evaluation of the result has been made by the physician with intraoral clinical examination.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Polygraphic assessment of sleep parameters	Changes in apnea hypopnea index (AHI)	At baseline (T0) and after 3 months retention period (T1)
Polygraphic assessment of sleep parameters	Changes in desaturation index	At baseline (T0) and after 3 months retention period (T1)
Polygraphic assessment of sleep parameters	Changes in lowest desaturation	At baseline (T0) and after 3 months retention period (T1)
Polygraphic assessment of sleep parameters	Changes in average saturation	At baseline (T0) and after 3 months retention period (T1)
Polygraphic assessment of sleep parameters	Changes in the value of Supin AHI	At baseline (T0) and after 3 months retention period (T1)

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Izmir Katip Celebi University

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Gokce G, Basoglu OK, Veli I. Polygraphic evaluation of the effects of different rapid maxillary expansion appliances on sleep quality: A randomized clinical trial. Sleep Breath. 2022 Jul 5. doi: 10.1007/s11325-022-02677-0. Online ahead of print.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (ACTUAL): July 1, 2016
• Primary Completion (ACTUAL): January 13, 2017
• Study Completion (ACTUAL): May 17, 2017

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 21, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 21, 2020
• First Posted (ACTUAL): October 27, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ACTUAL): October 27, 2020
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 21, 2020
• Last Verified: October 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Rapid Maxillary Expansion; Polygraphy
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Nervous System Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Respiration Disorders; Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic; Dyssomnias; Sleep Wake Disorders; Signs and Symptoms, Respiratory; Sleep Apnea Syndromes; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive; Apnea
• Other Study ID Numbers: 024

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No