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

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 639-647

  Liu, Yuehua ^a   Lowe, Alan A ^a   Orthodont, Dip ^a   Fleetham, John A ^c   Park, Young Chel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CEPHALOMETRY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MANDIBLE RECONSTRUCTION; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOLOGY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PROGNOSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY MASS INDEX; CEPHALOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MANDIBULAR ADVANCEMENT; MIDDLE AGE; OCCLUSAL SPLINTS; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PROGNOSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0035654451     PISSN: 08895406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mod.2001.118782     Document Type: Article

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