Oral appliances for snoring and obstructive sleep apnea: a review

KA Ferguson, R Cartwright, R Rogers… - Sleep, 2006 - academic.oup.com
We conducted an evidence-based review of literature regarding use of oral appliances
(OAs) in the treatment of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSA) from 1995 …

Oral appliances for obstructive sleep apnoea

J Lim, TJ Lasserson, J Fleetham… - Cochrane database of …, 2006 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Obstructive sleep apnoea‐hypopnoea (OSAH) is a syndrome characterised by
recurrent episodes of partial or complete upper airway obstruction during sleep that are …

Effect of vertical dimension on efficacy of oral appliance therapy in obstructive sleep apnea

AJ Pitsis, MA Darendeliler, H Gotsopoulos… - American journal of …, 2002 - atsjournals.org
The aim of this study was to assess the effect of bite opening induced by a mandibular
advancement splint (MAS) on efficacy and side effects in the treatment of obstructive sleep …

Treatment success with a mandibular advancement device is related to supine-dependent sleep apnea

M Marklund, M Persson, KA Franklin - Chest, 1998 - Elsevier
Study objective To evaluate the effect of a mandibular advancement device in patients with
supine-dependent sleep apnea and patients with non-supine-dependent sleep apnea …

Treating obstructive sleep apnea and snoring: assessment of: an anterior mandibular positioning device

GT Clark, JW Sohn, CN Hong - The Journal of the American Dental …, 2000 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT Unlabelled Image Background Dental devices have been used to help manage
snoring and obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA. This article reports on patients' compliance …

The effect of mandibular advancement appliances on awake upper airway and masticatory muscle activity in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea

A Johal, G Gill, A Ferman… - Clinical physiology and …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Background: There is little understanding of how dental appliances, designed to posture the
mandible forwards, act on pharyngeal airway dilatory and masticatory muscles in patients …

Cephalometric evaluation of craniofacial and upper airway structures in Japanese patients with obstructive sleep apnea

S Endo, S Mataki, N Kurosaki - Journal of medical and dental …, 2003 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a condition characterized by repeated episodes of apnea
and hypopnea during sleep, have been a common disorder. OSA is expected to be …

Effect of titrated mandibular advancement and jaw opening on the upper airway in nonapneic men: a magnetic resonance imaging and cephalometric study

X Gao, R Otsuka, T Ono, E Honda, T Sasaki… - American journal of …, 2004 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to examine adaptive changes in the cross-sectional area of the
upper airway during mandibular advancement and jaw opening and to explore whether …

Mandibular advancement devices and seep disordered breathing

GT Clark - Sleep medicine reviews, 1998 - Elsevier
It has been nearly 90 years since a dentist first fabricated a dental appliance for a patient
with snoring. Since then, mandibular advancement devices or MADs have become a …

Condutas terapêuticas para tratamento da Síndrome da Apnéia e Hipopnéia Obstrutiva do Sono (SAHOS) e da Síndrome da Resistência das Vias Aéreas Superiores …

FA Ito, RT Ito, NM Moraes, T Sakima… - Revista Dental Press …, 2005 - SciELO Brasil
Os autores apresentam uma revisão da literatura referente às alternativas de tratamento
cirúrgicas e não-cirúrgicas para a Síndrome da Apnéia e Hipopnéia Obstrutiva do Sono …