In-home mandibular repositioning during sleep using MATRx plus predicts outcome and efficacious positioning for oral appliance treatment of obstructive sleep apnea.

Study Objectives: Oral appliance therapy is not commonly used to treat obstructive sleep apnea due to inconsistent efficacy and lack of established configuration procedures. Both problems may be overcome by information gathered while repositioning the mandible during sleep. The purpose of this investigation was to determine if an unattended sleep study with a mandibular positioner can predict therapeutic success and efficacious mandibular position, assess the contribution of artificial intelligence analytics to such a system, and evaluate symptom resolution using an objective titration approach.

Relationship between craniocervical orientation and center of force of occlusion in adults.

Objective: Clinical observation and anecdotal reports suggest changes can occur to dental occlusion following intervention with the National Upper Cervical Chiropractic Association (NUCCA) procedure. This case controlled study discerned if occlusion changes are measurable using a dental force plate (T-Scan®) following an adjustment to the craniocervical junction (CCJ).

Methods: A degree of case control was established by active patients being assessed twice prior to and following intervention.