Dental appliances in the treatment of snoring. A comparison between an activator, a soft-palate lifter, and a mouth-shield

Swedish Dental Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 183-188

  Marklund, Marie ^a   Franklin, Karl A ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Activator appliances; Orthodontic appliances; Sleep apnea syndromes; Snoring

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH PROTECTOR; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; ORTHODONTICS; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SNORING; SOFT PALATE; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVATOR APPLIANCES; ADULT; AGED; CRANIOMANDIBULAR DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH PROTECTORS; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE DESIGN; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES; PALATE, SOFT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SNORING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030338430     PISSN: 03479994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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