Oral appliances for the management of snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea
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Oral appliances for obstructive sleep apnoea.
BACKGROUND Obstructive sleep apnoea-hypopnoea is a syndrome characterised by recurrent episodes of partial or complete upper airway obstruction during sleep that are usually terminated by an arousal. Nasal continuous positive airway pressure is the primary treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea-hypopnoea, but many patients are unable or unwilling to comply with this treatment. Oral appliances a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Thorax
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0040-6376
DOI: 10.1136/thx.53.2008.s58