Elastic Bands Improve Oral Appliance Treatment Effect on Obstructive Sleep Apnoea: A Randomised Crossover Trial
Elastic bands improved OA treatment effect by reducing the REI in supine position. Patient groups that seemed to benefit from elastic bands in OA treatment were men with large maximum mouth openings.
Authors
- Anders Johansson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7933-1624)
- Sverre Lehmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8866-7007)
- Ulrik Leidland Opsahl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4312-4137)
- Bjørn Bjorvatn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7051-745X)
- Morten Berge
Institutions
- Haukeland University Hospital (NO)
- University of Bergen (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Oral Rehabilitation
- Published
- 2024-09-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/joor.13870
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.65
Funders
- Universitetet i Bergen
- Haukeland Universitetssjukehus