Sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome: Combination therapy with the Pillar® palatal implant technique and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). A preliminary report

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Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 251-257

  Bertoletti, F ^a   Indelicato, A ^a   Banfi, P ^b   Capolunghi, B ^a  

^a Mellino Mellini Hospital Trust   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Pillar palatal implant; Sleep apnoea hypopnoea syndrome (OSAHS)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PALATE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SOFT PALATE; COHORT ANALYSIS; INSTRUMENTATION; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; ORTHODONTICS; PILOT STUDY; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

POLYESTER;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; DENTAL IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALATAL EXPANSION TECHNIQUE; PALATE, SOFT; PILOT PROJECTS; POLYESTERS; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77952312897     PISSN: 1781782X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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