title: Snoring and obstructive sleep apnea: compliance with oral appliance therapy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the effectiveness of oral appliances in clinical practice.
  
  
  METHODS
  Survey of 110 subjects.
  
  
  METHODS
  Hospital-based dental practice.
  
  
  METHODS
  Questionnaire.
  
  
  METHODS
  Compliance and control of sleepiness and snoring.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fifty-seven percent of respondents were compliant with therapy, reporting control of sleepiness and snoring.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  More than 50% of those on oral appliance therapy reported continued use after at least 18 months.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.
authors.forename: Leslie C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Dort
authors.forename: Jabeen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hussein
mesh_terms: D005157:Facial Pain / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016382:Orthodontic Appliance Design; D009967:Orthodontic Appliances / Q000009:adverse effects; D010349:Patient Compliance; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D012798:Sialorrhea / Q000209:etiology; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000628:therapy*; D012894:Sleep Stages / Q000502:physiology; D012913:Snoring / Q000628:therapy*; D016312:Treatment Refusal