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Sleep Breath 2000; 04(2): 079-084
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-9839
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-9839
Oral Appliance Therapy for the Management of Sleep Disordered Breathing: An Overview
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Publication History
Publication Date:
31 December 2000 (online)


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