An overview of oral appliances and managing the airway in obstructive sleep apnea

M Yow - Seminars in Orthodontics, 2009 - Elsevier
The literature supporting the efficacy and use of oral appliances in the management of
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has grown enormously in the last two decades. The data …

Long-term effectiveness and side effects of mandibular advancement devices on dental and skeletal parameters

GV Du Cayla, JM Collet, V Attali, JB Kerbrat… - Journal of Stomatology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Introduction Continuous positive airways pressure, generally used to treat obstructive sleep
apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS), is not tolerated well by many patients. An alternative …

Oral appliances for obstructive sleep apnea

SI Parenti, F Bortolotti, G Alessandri-Bonetti - Journal of the World …, 2019 - Elsevier
Importance Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a major public health issue that can have
serious medical consequences. Although continuous positive airways pressure (CPAP) is …

Efficacy of an oral appliance for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea.

LC Giannasi, FR Almeida, SR Nacif… - International Journal …, 2013 - search.ebscohost.com
Purpose: The aim of this study was to validate the use of a mandibular repositioner
appliance (MRA) to treat obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and primary snoring, comparing …

Evaluation of a novel device for measuring patient compliance with oral appliances in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea

YK Smith, RG Verrett - Journal of Prosthodontics, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate a novel intraoral monitor for measuring
patient compliance of oral appliances for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. Materials …

Mandibular distraction osteogenesis for severe airway obstruction in Robin Sequence. Case report

I Iatrou, N Theologie-Lygidakis… - Journal of Cranio …, 2010 - Elsevier
Mandibular distraction osteogenesis (MDO) has been increasingly gaining interest over the
last decade as a treatment alternative for the challenging airway management in infants with …

Obstructive sleep apnea–hypopnea syndrome—the role of bariatric and maxillofacial surgeries

MES Maciel Santos, NS Rocha, JR Laureano Filho… - Obesity surgery, 2009 - Springer
Obstructive sleep apnea–hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) is a complex disease with
multifactorial etiology. It is marked by the occurrence of apnea and hypopnea events caused …

Unveiling and Managing Upper Airway Problems in the Orthodontic Patient

M Yow, HL Koh, S Loh - Integrated Clinical Orthodontics, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) occurs when there is limitation of upper respiratory airflow
due to partial or complete upper airway obstructions despite persistent respiratory effort. The …

How to treat patients that do not tolerate continuous positive airway pressure

OM Vanderveken, A Hoekema - Breathe, 2010 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Educational aims To outline recommendations concerning the proper management of
obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome (OSAHS) patients that cannot be treated …

Quality assessment of systematic reviews on the efficacy of oral appliance therapy for adult and pediatric sleep-disordered breathing

TS Al-Jewair, BO Gaffar, C Flores-Mir - Journal of Clinical Sleep …, 2016 - jcsm.aasm.org
Study Objectives: To assess the methodological quality of published systematic reviews
(SRs) and meta-analyses (MAs) about the efficacy of oral appliances (OA) in the …