Effects of a titratable oral appliance on supine airway size in awake non-apneic individuals

Sleep

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 554-560

  Tsuiki, S ^a   Hiyama, S ^a   Ono, T ^a   Imamura, N ^a   Ishiwata, Y ^a   Kuroda, T ^a   Lowe, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Klearway ; Mandibular advancement; Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA); Supine lateral cephalometry; Titratable oral appliance; Upper airway

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; HYOID BONE; MALE; MANDIBLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUPINE POSITION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

EID: 0035427022     PISSN: 01618105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sleep/24.5.554     Document Type: Article

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