Mandibular advancement devices (MADs) keep the upper airways patent by holding the mandible and attached soft tissues forward via altered position of its condyles relative to the articulating surfaces of the temporal bones. During the first weeks of MAD therapy, pain may occur in the area of the temporomandibular joints, masticatory muscles, and/or teeth with a tendency of spontaneous resolution. In patients reporting temporomandibular disorder (TMD) symptoms prior to therapy, the MAD-related anterior condylar position during sleep may result in a reduction of TMD signs and symptoms.
Keyphrases
- obstructive sleep apnea
- end stage renal disease
- sleep quality
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic pain
- gene expression
- cystic fibrosis
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- emergency department
- escherichia coli
- positive airway pressure
- spinal cord injury
- transcription factor
- single molecule
- staphylococcus aureus
- sleep apnea
- replacement therapy
- genome wide identification