Evaluation and management of adults with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

JJ Lee, KM Sundar - Lung, 2021 - Springer
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a common and underdiagnosed medical
condition characterized by recurrent sleep-dependent pauses and reductions in airflow …

Challenges and perspectives in obstructive sleep apnoea: report by an ad hoc working group of the Sleep Disordered Breathing Group of the European Respiratory …

W Randerath, CL Bassetti… - European …, 2018 - publications.ersnet.org
Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a major challenge for physicians and healthcare systems
throughout the world. The high prevalence and the impact on daily life of OSA oblige …

Oral appliance treatment for obstructive sleep apnea: an update

K Sutherland, OM Vanderveken, H Tsuda… - Journal of Clinical …, 2014 - jcsm.aasm.org
Oral appliances (OA) have emerged as an alternative to continuous positive airway pressure
(CPAP) for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) treatment. The most commonly used OA reduces …

Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome

P Lévy, M Kohler, WT McNicholas, F Barbé… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2015 - nature.com
Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) is a common clinical condition in which the
throat narrows or collapses repeatedly during sleep, causing obstructive sleep apnoea …

Upper-airway collapsibility and loop gain predict the response to oral appliance therapy in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

BA Edwards, C Andara, S Landry… - American journal of …, 2016 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Oral appliances (OAs) are commonly used as an alternative treatment to
continuous positive airway pressure for patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) …

Oral appliance treatment response and polysomnographic phenotypes of obstructive sleep apnea

K Sutherland, H Takaya, J Qian, P Petocz… - Journal of Clinical …, 2015 - jcsm.aasm.org
Study Objectives: Mandibular advancement splints (MAS) are an effective treatment for
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA); however, therapeutic response is variable. Younger age …

Objective measurement of compliance during oral appliance therapy for sleep-disordered breathing

OM Vanderveken, M Dieltjens, K Wouters… - Thorax, 2013 - thorax.bmj.com
Background Oral appliance (OA) therapy is increasingly prescribed as a non-continuous
positive airway pressure treatment modality for sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). Although …

Sleep endoscopy with simulation bite for prediction of oral appliance treatment outcome

AVMT Vroegop, OM Vanderveken… - Journal of sleep …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this study was to assess the value of drug‐induced sleep endoscopy (DISE)
using a custom‐made simulation bite in maximal comfortable protrusion (MCP) of the …

Phenotypic labelling using drug-induced sleep endoscopy improves patient selection for mandibular advancement device outcome: a prospective study

S Op de Beeck, M Dieltjens, AE Verbruggen… - Journal of Clinical …, 2019 - jcsm.aasm.org
Study Objectives: Mandibular advancement device (MAD) outcome varies between patients.
We hypothesized that upper airway collapse sites, patterns, and degrees assessed during …

Objectively measured vs self-reported compliance during oral appliance therapy for sleep-disordered breathing

M Dieltjens, MJ Braem, AVMT Vroegop, K Wouters… - Chest, 2013 - Elsevier
Background Assessment of the overall therapeutic effectiveness of oral appliance therapy
can only be realized through objectively measured compliance. The aims of this study were …