RAPID MAXILLARY EXPANSION AS THE DEFINITIVE OPTION FOR THE TREATMENT OF SLEEP APNEA / HYPOAPNEA SYNDROME IN CHILDREN. LITERATURE REVIEW

Obstructive Sleep Apnea / Hypoapnea Syndrome (OSAHS) has been described as a respiratory sleep disorder, characterized by partial or total obstruction of the upper airway, which distorts normal ventilation during sleep and 1 normal sleep patterns .Its most frequent etiology in children 2,3,4 is adenotonsillary hypertrophy , but other causes associated with syndromes and dentomaxillary anomalies are also recognized,such as maxillary compression.