TY - JOUR ID - 247747 TI - Oral appliances treatment for obstructive sleep apnea JO - Iranian Journal of Orthodontics JA - IJO LA - en SN - 1735-5087 AU - Hossein zadeh Nik, Tahere AU - Esmaeilnia Shirvani, Fariba AD - Professor, Tehran Medical University, Dentistry Faculty AD - Post graduate student, Orthodontics department, Tehran Medical Science University, Dentistry Faculty Y1 - 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 6 IS - 1 SP - 8 EP - 14 KW - obstructive sleep apnea KW - Appliance KW - Treatment DO - 10.22034/ijo.2011.247747 N2 - Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a physical disorder that leads to repetitive obstruction of upper air way, causing in 30 or more apneic (the pause of airflow at the mouth and nose for more than 10 seconds) episodes during sleep. It is caused by the repeated collapse or narrowing of the pharyngeal walls due to partial or complete obstruction of the upper airway. Treatment for sleep apnea include weight loss, keeping off alcohol, positional therapy, oral appliances, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). Oral appliances have proven to be useful, noninvasive and easy to use. Patients prefer oral appliances and mandibular advancement appliances to CPAP. Our study concluded that oral appliances may assist in the management of OSA. UR - https://www.ijorth.com/article_247747.html L1 - https://www.ijorth.com/article_247747_45384d4a10efd8680dc7eeb8d9f0dfe0.pdf ER -