A short-term controlled trial of an adjustable oral appliance for the treatment of mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnoea.

KA Ferguson, T Ono, AA Lowe, S Al-Majed, LL Love… - Thorax, 1997 - thorax.bmj.com
BACKGROUND: Although oral appliances are effective in some patients with obstructive
sleep apnoea (OSA), they are not universally effective. A novel anterior mandibular …

A randomized crossover study of an oral appliance vs nasal-continuous positive airway pressure in the treatment of mild-moderate obstructive sleep apnea

KA Ferguson, T Ono, AA Lowe, SP Keenan… - Chest, 1996 - Elsevier
Study objective To compare efficacy, side effects, patient compliance, and preference
between oral appliance (OA) therapy and nasal-continuous positive airway pressure (N …

Efficacy of an adjustable oral appliance and comparison with continuous positive airway pressure for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

AB Holley, CJ Lettieri, AA Shah - Chest, 2011 - Elsevier
Background We sought to establish the efficacy of an adjustable oral appliance (aOA) in the
largest patient population studied to date, to our knowledge, and to provide a comparison …

Mandibular advancement splints and continuous positive airway pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea: a randomized cross‐over trial

YK Tan, PR L'Estrange, YM Luo, C Smith… - … European Journal of …, 2002 - academic.oup.com
This prospective, randomized, cross‐over trial was designed to compare the efficacy of a
mandibular advancement splint (MAS) with that of nasal 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 …

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) …

Combined oral appliance and positive airway pressure therapy for obstructive sleep apnea: a pilot study

AA El-Solh, B Moitheennazima, ME Akinnusi… - Sleep and …, 2011 - Springer
Background The high efficacy of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in treating
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is limited by poor compliance often related to pressure …

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 …

Oral appliance therapy versus nasal continuous positive airway pressure in obstructive sleep apnea: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial

G Aarab, F Lobbezoo, HL Hamburger, M Naeije - Respiration, 2011 - karger.com
Background: Previous randomized controlled trials have addressed the efficacy of
mandibular advancement devices (MADs) in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) …

Management of obstructive sleep apnea: comparison of various treatment modalities

GP Katsantonis, GH Branham, G Chambers… - The …, 1988 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract From July, 1982 through March, 1986, 253 patients with moderate to severe sleep
apnea (OSA) were treated and had polysomnographic assessment of treatment. The …