Cardiovascular Benefits and Oral Appliance Therapy
www.apneupagina.nl/Haesendonck.pdf ORAL APPLIANCE THERAPY SHOWN TO BE IN THE SAME ORDER OF MAGNITUDE AS EFFECTIVE AS CPAP THERAPY Cardiovascular Benefits of Oral Appliance Therapy in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Systematic Review Gilles Van Haesendonck, BSc1; Marijke Dieltjens, MBS1,2; ChloƩ Kastoer, MD3; Bharati Shivalkar, MD, PhD1,4; Christiaan Vrints, MD, PhD1,4; Caroline M. Van De Heyning, MD, PhD1,4; Marc J. Braem, DDS, PhD1,2; Olivier M. Vanderveken, MD, PhD1,3 1Universit
Cardiovascular Benefits of Oral Appliance Therapy in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Systematic Review
www.apneupagina.nl/Haesendonck.pdf Study Objectives: To perform a systematic review of the current evidence regarding the cardiovascular benefits of oral appliance (OA) therapy in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients. Methods: A systematic review of relevant articles retrieved from online databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Medline, OvidSP) was conducted. All relevant studies published prior to January 20, 2013 that examined the effects of OA on any of the cardiovascular par
