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An Innovative Design for Mandibular Repositioning Appliance in Treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Snoring
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Snoring and Sleep related problems disturb the personal&family life of an individual. Further, it adversely affects the quality of life and efficiency of the person. Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome&associated snoring since long had been taken care of by various removable appliances made for mandibular repositioning and maintaining the patency of airway.
This article describes one such appliance (NKOSA appliance) which gradually shifts the mandible in anteroinferior direction, and was well accepted by the patients and proved to be effective.
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Mandibular Repositioning Appliance, Monoblock Appliance, nCPAP, NK OSA Appliance, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, OSAS, Snoring
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