title: Impact of mandibular advancement devices on C-reactive protein levels in patients with obstructive sleep apnea.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the effect of treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with custom-made mandibular advancement devices (MADs) on C-reactive protein (CRP) levels in patients with obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS).
  
  
  METHODS
  Case series with chart review.
  
  
  METHODS
  Charts of consecutive patients fitted with custom-made mandibular advancement devices for treatment of OSAHS between December 2011 and November 2012 were reviewed. Demographics such as age, sex, and body mass index (BMI) were collected. Prefitting and postfitting polysomnograms were reviewed. Pre- and posttreatment apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) and average O2 saturation were compared. Only patients with documented CRP levels determined prior to mandibular advancement device fitting and again after improvement of OSAHS symptoms were included.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Forty-nine patients (77.6% male, age 47.4 ± 11.7 years, BMI 29.6 ± 5.0 kg/m(2)) were included in this study. Patients initially had elevated CRP levels (2.5 ± 1.8 mg/dl), which decreased significantly following use of their custom-made mandibular advancement device (1.9 ± 1.3 mg/dl, P = 0.006) by approximately 24%. AHI decreased significantly from 33.3 ± 21.7 pretreatment to 12.1 ± 22.3 posttreatment (P < 0.001). Treatment with MADs reduced AHI by approximately 69.3%. Minimum oxygen saturation significantly improved from 85.1% ± 5.9 pretreatment to 90.7% ± 3.6 posttreatment (P < 0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Treatment with custom-made mandibular advancement devices significantly reduced elevated CRP levels in patients with mild to severe OSAHS. Therapy achieves reasonable response and cure rates in the observed patients with a significant reduction in AHI.
authors.affiliation: Advanced Center for Specialty Care, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Sreeya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yalamanchali
authors.affiliation: Advanced Center for Specialty Care, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Anna M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Salapatas
authors.affiliation: Advanced Center for Specialty Care, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Michelle S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.affiliation: Advanced Center for Specialty Care, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Thomas R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Pott
authors.affiliation: Advanced Center for Specialty Care, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Mary E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Lundgren
authors.affiliation: Advanced Center for Specialty Care, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Ninos J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Joseph
authors.affiliation: Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.|Advanced Center for Specialty Care, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Friedman
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019186:Mandibular Advancement / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017286:Polysomnography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000097:blood / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D002097:C-Reactive Protein
keywords: C-reactive protein; Oral appliances; mandibular advancement devices; obstructive sleep apnea