Effectiveness of Mandibular Advancement Devices in Positional OSA Patients: A Retrospective Analysis of Predictive Variables in a Sample of Adult Patients
Floriana Pintucci,
Francesca Cremonini,
Giulia Romagnolo,
Gianluca Giorgio Marrano,
Francesca Barbanti,
Giorgio Alfredo Spedicato,
Claudio Vicini,
Luca Lombardo
Affiliations
Floriana Pintucci
Dentistry, Private Practice, Ferrara, Italy
Francesca Cremonini
Department of Orthodontics, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
Giulia Romagnolo
Department of Orthodontics, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
Gianluca Giorgio Marrano
Department of Otolaryngology, Morgagni-Pierantoni Hospital, Forlì, Italy
Francesca Barbanti
Department of Otolaryngology, Morgagni-Pierantoni Hospital, Forlì, Italy
Objectives To evaluate the efficacy of mandibular advancement devices (MADs) in improving apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) in positional obstructive sleep apnea (POSA), compared with a control group of nonpositional OSA (NPOSA) patients, from mild to very severe degree, in order to to find the main variables characterizing the examined group as potential predictors of treatment success.
