Efficacy of positive airway pressure and oral appliance in mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea

M Barnes, RD McEvoy, S Banks… - American journal of …, 2004 - atsjournals.org
The efficacy of currently recommended treatments is uncertain in patients with mild to
moderate obstructive sleep apnea (apnea–hypopnea index [AHI], 5–30). A group of 114 …

Review of oral appliances for treatment of sleep-disordered breathing

V Hoffstein - Sleep and Breathing, 2007 - Springer
Abstract Between 1982 and 2006, there were 89 distinct publications dealing with oral
appliance therapy involving a total of 3,027 patients, which reported results of sleep studies …

Oral appliance therapy versus nasal continuous positive airway pressure in obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome: a randomised, placebo‐controlled trial on self …

M Nikolopoulou, A Byraki, J Ahlberg… - Journal of oral …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) is associated with several sleep disorders and
sleep‐related problems. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare the effects of a …

The role of oral appliance therapy in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea

KA Ferguson - Clinics in chest medicine, 2003 - chestmed.theclinics.com
Oral appliances are an established treatment option for simple snoring and obstructive sleep
apnea (OSA). Early evidence led to the recommendation that they be used for the treatment …

Oral appliance therapy improves symptoms in obstructive sleep apnea: a randomized, controlled trial

H Gotsopoulos, C Chen, J Qian… - American journal of …, 2002 - atsjournals.org
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a mandibular advancement splint (MAS)
on daytime sleepiness and a range of other symptoms in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) …

Patient-reported outcomes while managing obstructive sleep apnea with oral appliances: a scoping review

NCF Fagundes, G Minervini, BF Alonso, L Nucci… - Journal of Evidence …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective This scoping review aims to describe dental treatment-related patient-reported
outcomes (dPROs) while using oral appliances (OAs) to manage obstructive sleep apnea …

A multicenter evaluation of oral pressure therapy for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea

IM Colrain, J Black, LC Siegel, RK Bogan, PM Becker… - Sleep medicine, 2013 - Elsevier
Objective We aimed to evaluate the impact of a novel noninvasive oral pressure therapy
(OPT)(Winx®, ApniCure) system on polysomnographic measures of sleep-disordered …

Reconsidering first-line treatment for obstructive sleep apnea: a systematic review of the literature

BW Rotenberg, C Vicini, EB Pang… - … -Head & Neck Surgery, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is typically recommended as first
line therapy for obstructive sleep apnea, but the adherence rate of CPAP is problematic. This …

Occlusal and skeletal effects of an oral appliance in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea

EC Rose, R Staats, C Virchow Jr, IE Jonas - Chest, 2002 - Elsevier
Study objectives Oral appliances (OAs) are considered to be a treatment option for patients
with obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS). Although the effectiveness of …

Effectiveness and outcome of oral appliance therapy

BT Pliska, F Almeida - Dental Clinics, 2012 - dental.theclinics.com
Oral appliances (OAs) are indicated as a primary treatment option for snoring and mild to
moderate obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) 1 and are also being implemented as a …