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Critical Reviews in Oral Biology & Medicine
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EFFICACY AND CO-MORBIDITY OF ORAL APPLIANCES IN THE TREATMENT OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA-HYPOPNEA: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

A. Hoekema*, B. Stegenga and L.G.M. de Bont

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Maxillofacial Prosthetics, Groningen University Hospital, Hanzeplein 1, PO Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, the Netherlands;


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  		Figure 1. Algorithm of study selection procedure. OSAHS, Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome; MRA, Mandibular Repositioning Appliance; AHI, Apnea-Hypopnea Index; RDI, Respiratory Disturbance Index.

 

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  		Figure 2. Effect sizes with approximate 95% confidence intervals of methodologically sound trials related to efficacy. AHI, Apnea-Hypopnea Index; ESS, Epworth Sleepiness Scale; MRA, Mandibular Repositioning Appliance; UPPP, uvulopalatopharyngoplasty; CPAP, Continuous Positive Airway Pressure.

 

Critical Reviews in Oral Biology & Medicine, Vol. 15, No. 3, 137-155 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/154411130401500303
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