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ArticleClinical and experimental dental research2016

Assessment of oral appliance for obstructive sleep apnea patients.

Eri Makihara, Toshihiro Kawano, Ryuichiro Miyajima, Shin-Ichi Masumi, Reyes Enciso, Glenn T Clark

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Article in Clinical and experimental dental research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Factors influencing adherence to oral appliance therapy in adults with obstructive sleep apnea: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2021
    Pooled it
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  4. The role of oral appliance therapy in obstructive sleep apnoea.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2023
    Review
  5. Assessment of oral appliance for obstructive sleep apnea patients.Clinical and experimental dental research · 2016
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Eri MakiharaDivision of Occlusion & Maxillofacial Reconstruction, Department of Oral Function, School of Dentistry Kyushu Dental University Kitakyushu Japan.
Toshihiro KawanoDivision of Occlusion & Maxillofacial Reconstruction, Department of Oral Function, School of Dentistry Kyushu Dental University Kitakyushu Japan.
Ryuichiro MiyajimaDivision of Occlusion & Maxillofacial Reconstruction, Department of Oral Function, School of Dentistry Kyushu Dental University Kitakyushu Japan.
Shin-Ichi MasumiDivision of Occlusion & Maxillofacial Reconstruction, Department of Oral Function, School of Dentistry Kyushu Dental University Kitakyushu Japan.
Reyes EncisoDivision of Dental Public Health and Pediatric Dentistry, Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC University of Southern California Los Angeles CA USA.
Glenn T ClarkDivision of Diagnostic Sciences, Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC University of Southern California Los Angeles CA USA.
Kyushu Dental University · JPUniversity of Southern California · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although oral appliances (OAs) have become widely used for the management of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), side effects of OAs are generally related to poor utilization. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate relationship between utilization and treatment efficacy of a boil-and-bite appliance for OSA patients. A total of 135 patients with OSA who had used an OAs were mailed a questionnaire to determine whether they were currently using the OA. If so, they were asked about OA use, improvement of signs and subjective symptoms, and utilization. Otherwise, they were asked to indicate why and when they quit using the OA. Results of overnight polysomnography (PSG) before and after treatment were reviewed. Of the 48 responding patients, 33 patients were currently using the OA. The most common complication was excessive salivation (

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Obstructive sleep apneaoral appliancesquestionnaire survey

Identifiers

PMID29744162
PMCPMC5839198
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