ORTHODONTIC TYPOLOGY OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME IN MAHAJANGA, MADAGASCAR

  • Dr RAKOTOSON Mariette University of Mahajanga, Madagascar
  • Randrianandraina MP Faculty of Medicine Mahajanga; Madagascar
  • Ralaizafindraibe TH Faculty of Medicine Mahajanga; Madagascar
  • Raotoson H Faculty of Medicine Mahajanga; Madagascar
  • Rakotoarison KKA
  • Randrianarimanarivo HM
Keywords: Obstructive sleepapnea, Madagascar

Abstract

Purpose:The aim of ourstudywas to describe the orthodontictypology of studentswith OSA in Mahajanga Madagascar.

Material and methods:This is a cross-sectional descriptive study on a student population of the University of Mahajanga Madagascar on World Health Day in 2024 at the university campus. Sampling wasconducted in simple randomness. The data wasanalyzed on the SPPSS 25.0 software.

Results:The surveyidentified 120 studentswith a sex ratio of 0.84. The averageagewas 22 years. The prevalence of OSA was 11.6%. The classification of the shift of the bony bases wasdominated by Class I at 50% of studentswhohad OSA.  The exooralexamination of the profile in the sagittal direction evaluated a convex profile at 85.7%.

Conclusion: OSA is a seriousunderdiagnosedpathology in Madagascar. The decliningintellectuallevel of studentscould have something to do withtheirhiddenhealth situation. Dentofacial Orthopedicsparticipates in the screening of thispathology in order to improve the health of the population in our country.

Author Biographies

Dr RAKOTOSON Mariette, University of Mahajanga, Madagascar

Department of Dento-Facial Orthopedics, Institute of Tropical Odonto-Stomatology of Madagascar, 

Randrianandraina MP, Faculty of Medicine Mahajanga; Madagascar

Department of Otorhinolaryngology (ENT), Hospital Professor ZAFISAONA Gabriel,Madagascar

Ralaizafindraibe TH, Faculty of Medicine Mahajanga; Madagascar

Department of ThoracicSurgery, Hospital Professor ZAFISAONA Gabriel, Madagascar

Raotoson H, Faculty of Medicine Mahajanga; Madagascar

Department of Maxillofacial Surgery,  Hospital Professor ZAFISAONA Gabriel,Madagascar

Rakotoarison KKA

Department of Maxillofacial Surgery,  Hospital Professor ZAFISAONA Gabriel,Madagascar

Randrianarimanarivo HM

Department of Orthodontics, Institute of Tropical Odonto-Stomatology of Madagascar (IOSTM) ; Madagascar

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Published
2025-03-30
How to Cite
Mariette, D. R., MP, R., TH, R., H, R., KKA, R., & HM, R. (2025). ORTHODONTIC TYPOLOGY OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME IN MAHAJANGA, MADAGASCAR. IJO - International Journal of Health Sciences and Nursing ( ISSN: 2814-2098 ), 8(03), 09-15. Retrieved from https://ijojournals.com/index.php/hsn/article/view/1031