Supine cephalometric analyses of an adjustable oral appliance used in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea

Sleep and Breathing

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 59-66

  Lid, Yuehua ^a   Park, Young Chel ^b   Lowe, Alan A ^a   Fleetham, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA); Oral appliance (OA); Supine cephalometry

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003110238     PISSN: 15209512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03045025     Document Type: Article

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