title: Management of obstructive sleep apnea in an edentulous patient with a combination of mandibular advancement splint and tongue-retaining device: a clinical report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in dentate patients by using mandibular advancement splint (MAS), had been documented in detail. Nevertheless, studies about completely edentulous patients with OSA are sparse.
  
  
  METHODS
  This clinical report describes a clinical and laboratory method for producing a new functional splint combining a MAS and a tongue-retaining device with a custom-made tongue-tip housing and discusses the rationale for using such a device.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Ege University, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey. h_kurtulmus@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Huseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kurtulmus
authors.forename: H Serdar
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Cotert
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous; D019186:Mandibular Advancement / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D018704:Orthodontic Retainers; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D013165:Splints; D014059:Tongue