Background Oral appliance (OA) therapy is increasingly prescribed as a non-continuous
positive airway pressure treatment modality for sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). Although …

Background Assessment of the overall therapeutic effectiveness of oral appliance therapy
can only be realized through objectively measured compliance. The aims of this study were …

Importance The main reported reasons for discontinuation of oral appliance therapy for
sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) are the presence of self-perceived adverse effects and …

Background Oral appliances (OAs) have been used for the treatment of obstructive sleep
apnea syndrome (OSAS), with different degrees of effectiveness having been shown in …

Obstructive sleep apnea is characterized by recurrent obstruction of the upper airway during
sleep, resulting in episodic reductions in blood oxygen saturation and arousals from sleep …

Oral appliances (OA) have emerged as an alternative to continuous positive airway pressure
(CPAP) for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) treatment. The most commonly used OA reduces …

Background For the treatment of nonsevere obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS),
mandibular advancement devices (MADs) are employed as an alternative to nasal …

Rationale: Oral appliances (OAs) are commonly used as an alternative treatment to
continuous positive airway pressure for patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) …

These practice parameters are an update of the previously published recommendations
regarding use of oral appliances in the treatment of snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea …

Objective In the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with an oral appliance (OA),
there is no gold standard method to fine-tune the mandibular advancement. This study …