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Key Research Findings for the SomnoDent® MAS

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Influence of nasal resistance on oral appliance treatment outcome in obstructive sleep apnea
(VIEW ABSTRACT)
Biao Zeng, MD, PhD, Andrew T.Ng, MBBS, Jin Qian, MBiomedEng, Peter Petocs, M. Ali Darendaliler, PhD, Peter A Cistulli MBBS, Phd.
Centre for Sleep Health and Research, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal North Shore Hospital, University of Sydney, Australia.

Oral appliances in the management of sleep-disordered breathing: The physicians perspective
(VIEW ABSTRACT)
A Chan , R Lee, K Sutherland, P Cistulli
Centre for Sleep Health and Research, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW, Australia. Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia

Oral Appliance therapy in Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea syndrome - A clinical study on
therapeutic outcomes
(VIEW ABSTRACT)
A Hoekema
PhD thesis, University Medical Centre Groningen Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. pp 110 (2007)

Dental appliance treatment for obstructive sleep apnea
(VIEW ABSTRACT)
Chan AS, Lee RW, Cistulli PA CHEST. 2007 Aug; 132(2): 693-9.
Centre for Sleep Health and Research, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards NSW 2065. Australia.


Use of flow-volume curves to predict oral appliance treatment outcome in obstructive sleep apnea
(VIEW ABSTRACT)
Zeng B, Ng AT, Darendeliler MA, Petocz P, Cistulli PA. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007 Apr 1;175(7):726-30.
Centre for Sleep Health and Research, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal North Shore Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

Position paper on the use of mandibular advancement devices in adults with sleep-related breathing disorders
(VIEW ABSTRACT)
Susanne Schwarting & Ulrich Huebers & Markus Heise & Joerg Schlieper & Andreas Hauschild
Published online: 27 April 2007 # Springer-Verlag 2007
A position paper of the German Society of Dental Sleep Medicine (Deutsche Gesellschaft Zahnaerztliche Schlafmedizin, DGZS)

Comparison of a custom-made and a thermoplastic oral appliance for the treatment of mild sleep apnea
(VIEW ABSTRACT)
Vanderveken OM, Devolder A, Marklund M, Boudewyns AN, Braem MJ, Okkerse W, Verbraecken JA, Franklin KA, De Backer WA, Van de Heyning PH.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008 Jul 15;178(2):197-202. Epub 2007 Aug 2.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, University of Antwerp, Wilrijkstraat 10, BE-2650 Edegem, Belgium.

Oral appliances for obstructive sleep apnea - Cochrane Database
(VIEW ABSTRACT)
Lim J, Lasserson TJ, Fleetham J, Wright J. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2006 Jan 25
Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, Surrey, UK.

Practice Parameters for the Treatment of Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Oral Appliances: An Update for 2005
(VIEW ABSTRACT)
Kushida CA; Morgenthaler TI; Littner MR et al.
An American Academy of Sleep Medicine Report —AASM Practice Parameters.


Treatment of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea with mandibular repositioning appliances
(VIEW ABSTRACT)
Peter A. Cistulli, Helen Gotsopoulos, Marie Marklund and Alan A. Lowe
Sleep Med Reviews, Vol 8 Iss 6 pp 427-499 (2004)
Copyright © 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, St George Hospital, University of New South Wales, Kogarah, Sydney, NSW 2217, An Update for 2005. SLEEP 2006; 29(2): 240-243

Case Control Study in the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep-Disordered Breathing with a Mandibular Protrusive Appliance
(VIEW ABSTRACT)
Edmund C. Rose, Martin Germann, Stephan Sorichter, Irmtrud E. Jonas.
Department of Orthodontics, University of Freiburg i. Br., Germany, Department of Pneumology, Sleep Laboratory, University of Freiburg.
English version revised by Carol Cürten, Freiburg/Br. Received: July 2, 2004; accepted: September 6, 2004.


Oral appliance therapy reduces blood pressure in obstructive sleep apnea: a randomized, controlled trial
(VIEW ABSTRACT)
Gotsopoulos H, Kelly JJ, Cistulli PA. Sleep. 2004 Aug 1;27(5):934-41.
Department of Respiratory & Sleep Medicine, St George Hospital, The University of New South Wales, Sydney Australia.

Effect of oral appliance therapy on upper airway collapsibility in obstructive sleep apnea.
(VIEW ABSTRACT)
Ng AT, Gotsopoulos H, Qian J, Cistulli PA.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2003 Jul 15;168(2):238-41 Department of Respiratory Medicine, St. George Hospital, Belgrave Street, Kogarah, NSW 2217, Australia.

Effect of vertical dimension on efficacy of oral appliance therapy in obstructive sleep apnea
(VIEW ABSTRACT)
Andrew J. Pitsis, M. Ali Darendeliler, Helen Gotsopoulos, Peter Petocz and Peter A. Cistulli Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002 Sep 15;166 (6): 860-4
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Centre for Sleep Disorders and Respiratory Failure, St. George Hospital, University of New South Wales, Kogarah; Discipline of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Sydney; and Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Technology, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.


An individually adjustable oral appliance vs. continuous positive airway pressure in mild-to-moderate obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
(VIEW ABSTRACT)
Randerath WJ, Heise M, Hinz R, Ruehle KH. Klinik Ambrock, Hagen, CHEST. 2002 Aug;122
Germany.


4-year follow-up of treatment with dental appliance or uvulopalatopharyngoplasty in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: a randomized study.
(VIEW ABSTRACT)
Walker-Engström ML, Tegelberg A, Wilhelmsson B, Ringqvist I. CHEST. 2002 Mar;121(3):739-46.
Center for Clinical Research, Central Hospital, Västerås, Uppsala University, Sweden.


Oral appliance therapy improves symptoms in obstructive sleep apnea: A randomized, controlled trial
(VIEW ABSTRACT)
Helen Gotsopoulos, Carol Chen, Jin Qian and Peter A. Cistulli
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med., Vol 166. pp. 743-748, (2002) © 2002 American Thoracic Society
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Centre for Sleep Disorders and Respiratory Failure, St. George Hospital, University of New South Wales, Kogarah, Australia


A randomized, controlled study of a mandibular advancement splint for obstructive sleep apnea
(VIEW ABSTRACT)
Atul Mehta, Jin Qian, Peter Petocz, M. Ali Darendeliler, And Peter A. Cistulli
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med., Volume 163, Number 6, May 2001, 1457-1461
Centre for Sleep Disorders and Respiratory Failure, Department of Respiratory Medicine, St George Hospital, University of New South Wales, Discipline of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Sydney, and School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia.

Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome by rapid maxillary expansion
(VIEW ABSTRACT)
Cistulli PA, Palmisano RG, Poole MD.
SLEEP. 1998 Dec 15;21(8):831-5
Centre for Sleep Disorders & Respiratory Failure, St George Hospital, NSW, Australia.