Mandibular advancement splint as short-term alternative treatment in patients with obstructive sleep apnea already effectively treated with continuous positive airway pressure

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 319-324

  Almeida, Fernanda R ^a   Mulgrew, Alan ^b   Ayas, Najib ^a   Tsuda, Hiroko ^c   Lowe, Alan A ^a   Fox, Nurit ^a   Harrison, Sandra ^a   Fleetham, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Bon Secours Hospital   (Ireland)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alternative treatment; CPAP; Mandibular advancement splint; Obstructive sleep apnea; Oral appliance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBULAR ADVANCEMENT SPLINT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SOMNOLENCE; TITRIMETRY;

ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT; CPAP; MANDIBULAR ADVANCEMENT SPLINT; OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA; ORAL APPLIANCE;

HUMANS; MANDIBULAR ADVANCEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES;

EID: 84878032006     PISSN: 15509389     EISSN: 15509397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.2576     Document Type: Article

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