Oral Appliance Therapy for the Management of Sleep Disordered Breathing: An Overview

ABSTRACT

A burgeoning new arena in healthcare has opened to dental professionals with the potential to relieve the suffering of millions of people worldwide. Qualified dentists are increasingly being called upon to interface with the medical profession in an effort to manage the unstable upper airway during sleep. What has come to be called ``oral appliance therapy'' (OAT) involves the coordinated efforts of sleep physicians and the newly recognized sleep disorders dentist.

KEYWORD

oral appliances - dental appliances - snoring - sleep apnea

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