ArticleSleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung2020
Subjective versus objective dental side effects from oral sleep apnea appliances.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Comparison of side effects of different mandibular advancement devices for patients 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 · 2025Pooled it
- Dentoskeletal changes of long-term oral appliance treatment in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of prosthodontics : official journal of the American College of Prosthodontists · 2025Pooled it
- Oral appliance-generated malocclusion traits during the long-term management of obstructive sleep apnea in adults.The Angle orthodontist · 2022Pooled it
- 3-D changes in tooth position after treatment with mandibular advancement devices -a retrospective study in a non-university setting.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Adenoid facies: a long-term vicious cycle of mouth breathing, adenoid hypertrophy, and atypical craniofacial development.Frontiers in public health · 2024Review
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- Starting Mandibular Advancement Device Therapy in Patients with Good Protrusive Capacity: A Randomized Pilot Study.Turkish journal of orthodontics · 2023Article
- The Association between Temporomandibular Disorder and Sleep Apnea-A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Oral Appliance Therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea: State of the Art.Journal of clinical medicine · 2019Review
- Update on oral appliance therapy.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2019Review
- Mandibular advancement devices in obstructive sleep apnea: an updated review.Sleep science (Sao Paulo, Brazil)Article
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Abstract
purposeOcclusal changes are common during long-term treatment with oral appliances (OAs) for sleep apnea. The aim of the present study was to compare subjectively reported bite changes with objective findings.
methodsConsecutive adherent treated patients were asked to participate in this study. The patients responded to two questionnaires using numeric visual analogue scales (VAS), ranging from 0 (not at all) to 10 (very much). The first questionnaire included open questions and the second questionnaire comprised specific questions about side effects. Measurements of overjet, overbite, and space for the teeth were made on plaster casts taken before treatment start and at follow-up.
resultsThirty-eight (12 women) patients with a median age of 64 years (interquartile range (IQR) 57 to 69 years) and a median treatment time of 9.5 years (IQR 5.8 to 14.3 years) were included. Overjet, overbite, the molar relationship, and the irregularity of the lower front teeth had changed significantly during treatment. There were no associations between any of the patients' responses and the objectively measured bite changes. Younger patients, those with a small baseline overjet or overbite and those who developed an anterior crossbite were more likely to report bite changes.
conclusionsPatients who choose to continue long-term treatment with oral appliances for sleep apnea are unaware of various types of bite changes. Such changes will, however, progressively increase in magnitude and be more difficult to take care of, if needed. It is therefore important continuously to follow up patients in regard to bite changes.
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