Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

MR Mannarino, F Di Filippo, M Pirro - European journal of internal medicine, 2012 - Elsevier
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) syndrome is a common but often unrecognized disorder
caused by pharyngeal collapse during sleep and characterized by frequent awakenings …

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 …

Review of oral appliances for treatment of sleep-disordered breathing

V Hoffstein - Sleep and Breathing, 2007 - Springer
Abstract Between 1982 and 2006, there were 89 distinct publications dealing with oral
appliance therapy involving a total of 3,027 patients, which reported results of sleep studies …

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) …

Randomized crossover trial of two treatments for sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome: continuous positive airway pressure and mandibular repositioning splint

HM Engleman, JP McDonald, D Graham… - American journal of …, 2002 - atsjournals.org
Mandibular repositioning splints (MRSs) and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
are used to treat the sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (SAHS). There are some data …

An individually adjustable oral appliance vs continuous positive airway pressure in mild-to-moderate obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

WJ Randerath, M Heise, R Hinz, KH Ruehle - Chest, 2002 - Elsevier
Background For the treatment of nonsevere obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS),
mandibular advancement devices (MADs) are employed as an alternative to nasal …

Cephalometric and physiologic predictors of the efficacy of an adjustable oral appliance for treating obstructive sleep apnea

Y Liu, AA Lowe, D Orthodont, JA Fleetham… - American Journal of …, 2001 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether any physiologic or cephalometric
parameters could be used to predict the efficacy of an adjustable mandibular advancement …

Oral appliances and functional orthopaedic appliances for obstructive sleep apnoea in children

FR Carvalho, DA Lentini‐Oliveira… - Cochrane Database …, 2016 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Apnoea is a breathing disorder marked by the absence of airflow at the nose or
mouth. In children, risk factors include adenotonsillar hypertrophy, obesity, neuromuscular …

Evaluation of variable mandibular advancement appliance for treatment of snoring and sleep apnea

J Pancer, S Al-Faifi, M Al-Faifi, V Hoffstein - Chest, 1999 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate an adjustable mandibular positioning appliance for treatment of
snoring and sleep apnea. Methods One hundred thirty-four patients with baseline …