Oral appliance therapy for snoring and sleep apnea: Preliminary report on 86 patients fitted with an anterior mandibular positioning device, the Silencer

Journal of Otolaryngology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 110-113

  Wade, Phillip S ^a  

^a MARKHAM STOUFFVILLE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Obstructive sleep apnea; Oral appliance therapy; Snoring

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEVICE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANDIBLE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; TRACHEOSTOMY; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; UVULOPALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY;

EID: 0042672648     PISSN: 03816605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7070.2003.37144     Document Type: Article

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