Mandibular advancement devices improved the number of apneas and hypopneas, but did not improve daytime sleepiness or quality of life, compared with placebo in a single-blind randomized study of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Mandibular advancement devices were as effective for blood pressure lowering as CPAP devices for patients with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Apnea-hypopnea index scores were reduced after 3 months of mandibular advancement device use. Those with severe ...

Use of a mandibular advancement device (MAD) proved non-inferior to guideline-recommended continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) to reduce blood pressure in patients with hypertension and ...

ATLANTA -- An oral appliance for people with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was noninferior to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) for reducing 24-hour mean arterial blood pressure (BP) in ...

Obstructive sleep apnea can cause or contribute to high blood pressure, so a new study examined which sleep apnea treatments – a CPAP machine or a mouthguard that keeps the airways open – was more ...

Sleep apnea is a condition that causes your breathing to periodically stop or become excessively shallow at night. This can happen repeatedly—up to hundreds of times per night, in short intervals ...

Because cigarette smoking is an independent risk factor for snoring and may be associated with OSA, smoking cessation is an essential part of OSA therapy. 19 Smoking is known to increase inflammation ...