A stepwise titration protocol for oral appliance therapy in positional obstructive sleep apnea patients: proof of concept.

Sleep Breath · 2020 · PMC7426292 · PMID 32162278

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At 12 months, patients showed a trend towards the highest efficacy in the 75% advancement group compared with the 60% and 90% groups ( H , 5.928; P = 0.052).

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When the protrusion level was evaluated after 3 months, the largest decrease in AHI and ODI was seen in patients set at an advancement level of 75%, which tended towards significance ( H , 3.778; P = 0.052).

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