Gender differences in sleep disordered breathing: implications for therapy

C Won, C Guilleminault - Expert review of respiratory medicine, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
There are gender differences in the upper airway function and respiratory stability in
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Hormones are implicated in some gender-related …

Treatment of elderly patients with snoring and obstructive sleep apnea using a mandibular advancement device

M Marklund, KA Franklin - Sleep and Breathing, 2015 - Springer
Introduction The simplicity of oral appliance therapy in the treatment of adult patients with
snoring and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has resulted in a worldwide interest for this …

Torus mandibularis affects the severity and position‐dependent sleep apnoea in non‐obese patients

SH Ahn, JG Ha, JW Kim, YW Lee, JH Yoon… - Clinical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Various anatomical structures of upper airway and physical differences are known
to be risk factors for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). Torus mandibularis is a structure that …

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 …

Mandibular Torus as a New Index of Success for Mandibular Advancement Devices

T Diaz de Teran, P Muñoz, F de Carlos… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: In obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), treatment with mandibular advancement
devices (MADs) reduces patients' Apnoea–Hypopnoea index (AHI) scores and improves …

Dental Comorbidities and Risk Factors of Sleep-Disordered Breathing

GG Demerjian, P Goel, M Patel, A Sims… - Dental Sleep Medicine …, 2022 - Springer
Sleep-related breathing disorders refer to several pathologies, which include snoring, upper
airway resistance syndrome, and obstructive sleep apnea. The pathophysiology of OSA is …

[PDF][PDF] GUÍA DE PRÁCTICA CLÍNICA SOBRE LA EXPLORACIÓN FÍSICA DE LA VÍA AÉREA SUPERIOR EN EL SÍNDROME DE APNEA-HIPOAPNEA OBSTRUCTIVA …

EE Moré, JV Martín, IV González, MÁD Herrera… - 2018 - researchgate.net
La Guía revisa evidencias científicas en relación específica a la técnica de la exploración y
sus formas de expresión o gradación. Evalúa las evidencias científicas para recomendar las …

Imaging aspects of palatal torus in cone beam computed tomography and magnetic resonance: case report

VNR El Achkar, SLPC Lopes, ASB Pinto… - … International journal of …, 2016 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak The torus palatinus is a unilocular or multilocular exostosis that occurs in the
midline of the hard palate. It is considered a common clinical finding. Magnetic resonance …

[PDF][PDF] Risk factors for OSA observed during orofacial examination: A review

T Al-Talib, H Chiang, A Pinto - J Dent Sleep Med, 2024 - aadsm.org
The American Dental Association in 2017 and the American Academy of Dental Sleep
Medicine in 2018 recommended that dentists screen all patients for sleep-related breathing …

[HTML][HTML] Multiple bony overgrowths in the mouth-report of two cases

S Kannan, S Muthusamy, K Muthu… - Clinical Cases in Mineral …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Tori and exostoses are benign bony protuberances that arise from bone surfaces in the oral
cavity. The etiology of these growths has been implicated as multifactorial, but no consensus …