PURPOSE: There is an increasing tendency to use @entity1697 ( @entity1697 ) as an alternative treatment for @entity387 . Here we report the long-term adherence and clinical effects of @entity1697 therapy. METHODS: All @entity387 @entity1 treated at the Department of Dentistry between the years 2006 and 2013 (n   =   1208) were reviewed. A questionnaire about @entity1697 adherence, @entity565 symptoms (Asthma Control Test   , ACT), and general health was sent to all @entity1 who continued @entity1697 therapy after the 1-month follow-up visit (n   =   811). @entity1697 was adjusted to obtain at least 70  % of the maximal protrusion of the mandible. RESULTS: The response rate was 37.4  % (99 @entity1 , 204 @entity1 ). The mean        SD age and BMI were 58.7        10.3  years and 27.3        4.0  kg/m(2), respectively. During the mean follow-up period of 3.3  years, there was no significant variation in BMI. Forty-one @entity1 abandoned @entity1697 therapy yielding an adherence rate of 86  %. Ninety-seven percent of @entity1 used @entity1697 >= 4  h/day, and the mean daily use was 7.2        1.1  h. The ACT score improved with @entity1697 use from 16.0        5.9 to 20.1        3.8 (p   =   0.004), indicating better @entity565 control. The @entity386 and @entity387 index decreased significantly from 27        19 at baseline to 10        10 with @entity1697 therapy (p   =   0.001). CONCLUSIONS: After a 1-month trial period, the long-term adherence to @entity1697 was good. @entity1697 therapy decreased apneas and @entity387 significantly, and its long-term use was associated with an improvement in respiratory and @entity565 symptoms.

Oral appliance in XXXX treatment: respiratory and clinical effects and long-term adherence.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'patients', 'men'] @entity1697 :: ('MESH:D009062', 'Disease') :: ['oral appliance', 'OA'] @entity387 :: ('MESH:D012891', 'Disease') :: ['hypopneas', 'hypopnea', 'sleep apnea'] @entity565 :: ('MESH:D001249', 'Disease') :: ['asthma'] @entity386 :: ('MESH:D001049', 'Disease') :: ['apnea']
@entity387 :: (MESH:D012891,Disease) :: ['sleep apnea']
