… individual patient. Due to the lack of studies related to patient preferences in the OSA field,
we believe there is inadequate consideration of patients’ preferences in OSA management. …

… oral appliance. These therapies differ in efficacy, cost, comfort, and side effects. Physicians
typically select CPAP as the primary treatment since it is the most effective option in reducing …

… Patient preference is a difficult issue to assess, since this … that patients show greater
acceptability for the appliances they … could be biased by their preferences and prior training using …

… Combining CPAP with an oral appliance could be such an alternative … oral appliance
increases upper airway patency. Second, the CPAP nose mask can be fixed onto the oral appliance…

… for >4 h per night on >4 days per week and 91.3% used the oral appliance for >6 h per night
at 5-year follow-up [49]. Patient preference for the continuation of OAT was 96.5% at the 5-…

… As a consequence of risk of bias, inconsistency, indirectness, imprecision, and other
considerations, the overall quality of evidence for the AHI and patient preference was rated as low. …

… review, blinding is not likely to be possible for oral appliance and CPAP or surgical comparisons.
This assessment is in … design is important to treatment success and patient preference. …

… .27, 28, 29 One study (a crossover trial) did not report patient preference for either appliance.
Side effects with the MAD were more common than with the inactive OA but were mostly …

… A comparison of a monobloc and 2-piece OA m found no difference in AHI reduction, improved
sleepiness, or reported side effects, although patient preference in this study favored the …

… Moreover, as OAT for OSA is entirely dependent on patient behavior, patient preference or
acceptance cannot be disregarded. However, the majority of the studies were limited to self-…