Effects of mandibular advancement on airway curvature and obstructive sleep apnoea severity

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 263-268

  Tsuiki, S ^a,b   Lowe, A A ^a   Almeida, F R ^a   Kawahata, N ^c   Fleetham, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Airway curvature; Mandibular advancement; Obstructive sleep apnoea; Titratable oral appliance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY DYNAMICS; ARTICLE; CEPHALOMETRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBULAR ADVANCEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; PALATE, SOFT; PHARYNX; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VELOPHARYNGEAL INSUFFICIENCY; VERTICAL DIMENSION;

EID: 1042292626     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.04.00094304     Document Type: Article

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