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A Multidisciplinary Approach to Polycythemia Secondary to Obstructive Sleep Apn...

Apresenta-se um caso clínico de policitemia secundária à síndrome de apneia obstrutiva do sono (SAOS), sem patologia respiratória concomitante. Doente do sexo masculino, com SAOS ligeira (Índice de Apneia-Hipopneia = 14,8/h e dessaturação mínima de oxigénio de 82%), função nasal comprometida e policitemia (hemoglobina = 18 g/dL; hematócrito > 50%). Iniciou tratamento com ventilação em pressão positiva contín...

Computed tomography versus sleep endoscopy (DISE) to predict the effectiveness ...

Funding Information: This work was financed by national funds through the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), I.P., under the project UIDB/04585/2020. The funders had no role in the study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or manuscript preparation. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the Egas Moniz Center for Interdisciplinary Research (CiiEM) and Egas Moniz Schoo...

Computed Tomography versus Sleep Endoscopy (DISE) to Predict the Effectiveness ...

This work is financed by national funds through the FCT—Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P., under the project UIDB/04585/2020.; Obstructive sleep apnea is a sleep disorder with a high prevalence in the world population. The mandibular advancement device is one of the options for treating obstructive sleep apnea. Neck computed tomography and drug-induced sleep endoscopy are complementary diagnostic test...

Analysis of Portuguese physiotherapists’ self-knowledge on temporomandibular di...

Background: Physiotherapy is one of the most referenced and effective conservative strategies for treating patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMD). This study aimed to characterize and analyze the self-knowledge of TMD of Portuguese physiotherapists. Methods: an online questionnaire was carried out, and the data collected were descriptively analyzed. Results: A total of 338 physiotherapists participated...

Upper airway assessment in obstructive sleep apnea patients: can computed tomog...

Objective: To evaluate the association between results from drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) and computed tomography with lateral cephalometry (CTLC) of the pharynx in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients, regarding the same anatomic level, in order to understand if CTLC could replace DISE in selected patients. Study design: Cross-sectional. Setting: Tertiary hospital. Methods: A total of 71 patients who a...

Effect of a single dry needling session in temporomandibular disorders

Multidisciplinary team in temporomandibular disorders

Psychosocial aspects in temporomandibular disorder: clinical case report

Treatment of patients with somatic tinnitus attributed to temporomandibular dis...

Tinnitus is a common symptom described in patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMDs), affecting quality of life and frequently causing distress. Somatic or somatosensory tinnitus can be attributed to the somatic system of the temporomandibular or cervical spine. Due to the multifactorial etiology of TMD, its management should be based on a multidisciplinary approach. Dentists and physical therapists may p...

Temporomandibular disorders in scuba divers: a systematic review