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SynthesisThe Cochrane database of systematic reviews2026

Oral appliances for obstructive sleep apnoea in adults.

Yue Chen, Liu Liu, Yubin Cao, Chunjie Li, Hu Long, Carlos Flores Mir, Xianglong Han

Abstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Yue ChenState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Liu LiuState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Yubin CaoState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8553-1430
Chunjie LiState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Hu LongState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Carlos Flores MirMike Petryk School of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
Xianglong HanState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis is a protocol for a Cochrane review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: To evaluate the benefits and harms of oral appliances for obstructive sleep apnoea in adults.

Indexed as

Sleep Apnea, ObstructiveAdultHumansRandomized Controlled Trials as Topic

Identifiers

PMID42808289
PMCPMC13621443

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