Efficacy and comorbidity of oral appliances in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea: A systematic review and preliminary results of a randomized trial

Sleep and Breathing

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 102-103

  Hoekema, Aarnoud ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Orthodontic appliances; Positive pressure ventilation; Sleep apnea syndromes

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LONG TERM CARE; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; PARALLEL DESIGN; PHARYNX; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT; UVULOPALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY;

CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; HUMANS; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES, REMOVABLE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33746894767     PISSN: 15209512     EISSN: 15221709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11325-005-0048-4     Document Type: Review

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