Influence of mandibular protruding device on airway passages and dentofacial characteristics in obstructive sleep apnea and snoring

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 371-379

  Fransson, Anette M C ^a   Tegelberg, Åke ^b   Svenson, Björn A H ^c   Lennartsson, Bertil ^a   Isacsson, Göran ^d  

^a POSTGRADUATE DENTAL EDUCATION CENTER   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c SKARABORG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYOID BONE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANDIBLE; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; PHARYNX; PROGNATHIA; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; SOFT PALATE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT; AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CEPHALOMETRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; HISTOLOGY; INSTRUMENTATION; MANDIBLE RECONSTRUCTION; MIDDLE AGED; NECK;

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CEPHALOMETRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYOID BONE; MALE; MANDIBULAR ADVANCEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; OCCLUSAL SPLINTS; PALATE, SOFT; PHARYNX; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SNORING;

EID: 0036782656     PISSN: 08895406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mod.2002.125993     Document Type: Article

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