Oral appliances: A successful treatment modality for obstructive sleep apnea category
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Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea with oral appliances
Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of mandibular advancement devices (MADs) for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) compared with the results obtained with a placebo device in accordance with the following indicators: apnea hypopnea index (AHI) per hour of sleep, apnea index (AI) per hour of sleep, mean oxyhemoglobin saturation, sleep effici...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2230-8210
DOI: 10.4103/2230-8210.141396