revisión bibliográficaDisminución de la permeabilidad de la vía aérea con el uso de dispositivos intraorales estabilizadores en pacientes con trastornos respiratorios del sueño. Una revisión de la literatura.Decreased airway permeability with the use of occlusal stabilization splints in patients with sleep-disordered breathing.A literature review. abstract introduction: Frequently, the oral devices or stabilization splints are indiscriminately indicated by the dentist, even when its therapeutic value is controversial and there is poor knowledge about its possible side effects. material and method : We reviewed in Pubmed and Ebsco-Host all the publications that included patients with polysomnographic diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) who were being treated with stabilization splints and controlled by polysomnography, or patients who were used as control subjects with stabilization splints in studies evaluating mandibular advancement devices (MAD) effectiveness. results: Six publications met the inclusion criteria. They all describe that when the results of the study were considered as a group, the changes in the Apnea/Hypopnea Index or in the Respiratory Disturbance Index were considered as not statistically significant, but if each case was studied individually some patients experimented a violent increase of these values. conclusion: Although the increase of index is not a side effect in all patients, the risk in those who experimented it can determinate an important aggravation of a medic condition. It´s possible that there´s There may be a contraindication in the use of stabilization splints in patients with sleep respiratory disorders.