Open AccessA Combination Appliance for Obstructive Sleep Apnea: The Effectiveness of Mandibular Advancement and Tongue Retention
Author(s) -
Leslie C. Dort,
John E. Remmers
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of clinical sleep medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1550-9397
pISSN - 1550-9389
DOI - 10.5664/jcsm.1910
Subject(s) - medicine , obstructive sleep apnea , oral appliance , tongue , sleep (system call) , dentistry , polysomnography , sleep apnea , orthodontics , apnea , anesthesia , pathology , computer science , operating system
The purpose of this study was to determine if subjects with moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea would experience increasing treatment effect when a tongue retention component was added to a mandibular repositioning appliance.
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