Oral Appliances for Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

Oral Appliances for Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea.:

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Oral Appliances for Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2020 Mar 26;:

Authors: Mickelson SA

Abstract

Obstructive sleep apnea is a common condition, caused primarily by narrowing of the nasal and pharyngeal airway, leading to partial or complete airway collapse during sleep. Treatment with positive airway pressure (PAP) is considered first-line therapy, due to an efficacy rate of approximately 95%, yet long-term compliance with PAP is less than 40%. The efficacy of a sleep oral appliance is lower than PAP, yet it may have similar effectiveness. A sleep oral appliance is a reasonable second-line therapy for patients who refuse or fail PAP and may be reasonable first-line therapy.

PMID: 32223982 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]