title: Management of obstructive sleep apnea in an edentulous patient with a mandibular advancement splint: a clinical report.
abstract: Literature on the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in edentulous patients with a mandibular advancement splint is sparse. This clinical report describes a clinical and laboratory method of splint fabrication and discusses the rationale for its use.
authors.affiliation: Morriston Hospital, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. suresh.nayar@sth.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Suresh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nayar
authors.forename: Jeremy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Knox
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019186:Mandibular Advancement / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009066:Mouth, Edentulous / Q000150:complications; D017090:Occlusal Splints; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D012913:Snoring / Q000628:therapy