Impact of mandibular advancement devices on C-reactive protein levels in patients with obstructive sleep apnea.

Objectives/hypothesis: To determine the effect of treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with custom-made mandibular advancement devices (MADs) on C-reactive protein (CRP) levels in patients with obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS).

Study Design: Case series with chart review.

Methods: Charts of consecutive patients fitted with custom-made mandibular advancement devices for treatment of OSAHS between December 2011 and November 2012 were reviewed.

Mandibular advancement for obstructive sleep apnea: relating outcomes to anatomy.

Importance: This study provides insight into the response and cure rates of oral appliances (OAs) in patients with primary retropalatal, retroglossal, or retroepiglottic obstruction, as well as the effect of minimal cross-sectional area on the overall decrease in the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) across all anatomical locations of collapse.

Objective: To examine the role of regional upper airway obstruction measured with acoustic pharyngometry as a determinant of OA success.

Design, Setting, And Participants: This retrospective case-series included patients with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome at a tertiary care center.

Diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea by peripheral arterial tonometry: meta-analysis.

Importance: Efficient diagnosis and early treatment of obstructive sleep apnea may help prevent the development of related morbidity and mortality. Compared with polysomnography (PSG), ambulatory sleep study devices offer the possibility of an accurate diagnosis with convenience and low cost.

Objective: To assess the correlation between sleep indexes measured by a portable sleep-testing device (peripheral arterial tonometry [PAT]) and those measured by PSG.