Obstructive sleep apnea: transition from pathophysiology to an integrative disease model

WT McNicholas, D Pevernagie - Journal of sleep research, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is characterised by recurring episodes of upper airway
obstruction during sleep and the fundamental abnormality reflects the inability of the upper …

Phenotypes in obstructive sleep apnea: a definition, examples and evolution of approaches

AV Zinchuk, MJ Gentry, J Concato, HK Yaggi - Sleep medicine reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a complex and heterogeneous disorder and the apnea
hypopnea index alone can not capture the diverse spectrum of the condition. Enhanced …

Comparative efficacy of CPAP, MADs, exercise-training, and dietary weight loss for sleep apnea: a network meta-analysis

IH Iftikhar, L Bittencourt, SD Youngstedt, N Ayas… - Sleep medicine, 2017 - Elsevier
Study objective To synthesize evidence from available studies on the relative efficacies of
continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), mandibular advancement device (MAD) …

Sleep disorder diagnosis during pregnancy and risk of preterm birth

JN Felder, RJ Baer, L Rand… - Obstetrics & …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that sleep disorder diagnosis would be associated with
increased risk of preterm birth and to examine risk by gestational age, preterm birth type …

[HTML][HTML] Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, objectively measured physical activity and exercise training interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Mendelson, S Bailly, M Marillier, P Flore… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
A systematic review of English and French articles using Pubmed/Medline and Embase
included studies assessing objective physical activity levels of obstructive sleep apnea …

[HTML][HTML] Sleep bruxism: Current knowledge and contemporary management

AU Yap, AP Chua - Journal of Conservative Dentistry and …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Bruxism is defined as the repetitive jaw muscle activity characterized by the clenching or
grinding of teeth. It can be categorized into awake and sleep bruxism (SB). Frequent SB …

[HTML][HTML] Treatment options in obstructive sleep apnea

F Gambino, MM Zammuto, A Virzì, G Conti… - Internal and emergency …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Treatment of OSA with CPAP is currently the recommended treatment and has the
greatest evidence of efficacy on AHI, symptoms and comorbidities. Symptomatic patients …

Comparison of the effects of continuous positive airway pressure and mandibular advancement devices on sleepiness in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea: a …

DJ Bratton, T Gaisl, C Schlatzer… - The Lancet Respiratory …, 2015 - thelancet.com
Background Excessive daytime sleepiness is the most important symptom of obstructive
sleep apnoea and can affect work productivity, quality of life, and the risk of road traffic …

Update on oral appliance therapy

M Marklund, MJA Braem… - European Respiratory …, 2019 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Oral appliances are increasingly recommended for selected patients with obstructive sleep
apnoea (OSA) and those who do not tolerate nor prefer continuous positive airway pressure …

[HTML][HTML] An update on mandibular advancement devices for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea hypopnoea syndrome

S Basyuni, M Barabas, T Quinnell - Journal of thoracic disease, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) remains the gold standard treatment for
obstructive sleep apnoea hypopnoea syndrome (OSAHS). However, the high efficacy of …