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#7 “A Restorative Technique for the Severe Partial Edentulous and Fully Edentulous CPAP Resistant Patient.”
Journal of Dental Sleep Medicine. 2017;4 (1):11–13.
#6 “Dental Clinicians’ Observations of Combination Therapy in PAP-Intolerant Patients”
Sleep Review, March 2015, In cooperation with Anne E. Sanders, MS, PhD, MS; John White, DDS, DABDSM; Ronald S. Prehn, DDS, DABDSM; Robert R. Rogers III, DMD, DABDSM; Thomas Pardue, BA; Max Schweizer, BS; and Greg K. Essick, DDS, PhD
#5 “Treatment of 2 Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea Cases with T.A.P. Dental Appliance”
Sleep Disorders Dental Society Report 1996 Sept.
#4 “Obstructive Sleep Apnea, The Dentist and Two Case Reports”
[(Feature Journal Article] Tex Dent J 1997 Feb; 114(2):19-20.
#3 “A Case Study Using Hybrid Therapy to Treat a Patient with Obstructive and Central Sleep Apnea”.
In cooperation with Gregg Essick, DDS, PhD Professor, Department of Prosthodontics and Center for Neurosensory Disorders, University of North Carolina School of Dentistry. June 2012, Sleep Review, Journal for Sleep Specialists
#2 Case Report: A Case Study Involving the Combination Treatment of an Oral Appliance and Auto-Titrating C-PAP Unit.
Sleep and Breathing, volume 6, number 3, 2002.
#1 Case report: Utilization of the Thornton Adjustable Positioner in maintaining the airway for a child with obstructive apnea, micrognathia, and cerebral palsy.
[Case Reports, Journal Article] Tex Dent J 1998 Oct; 115(10):21-2
Dental Appliances for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
Journal of Stomatology 1996;31(1):12-5. CHUNG-HUA CHIANG I HSUEH TSE CHIH. This study combined the use of cephalomtrics and overnight polysomnographic monitoring to analyze the effects of a dental appliance on the airway, sleep, and respiratory conditions in 10 patients with obstructive sleep apnea. The findings indicated that horizonal and vertical mean changes in mandibular postion …
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Evaluation of Anterior Mandibular Positioning Appliances for Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
J. PANCER AND V. HOFFSTIEN. Center for Sleep and Chronobiology, University of Toronto. Dental appliances are presently the only non-invasive alternative approach for treatment of sleep apnea. Although this treatment modality is not new, it has been somewhat neglected, mainly because of the uncertainties regarding efficacy, acceptance by patients, and dramatic success afforded by treatment …
Effect of Jaw Position and Posture on Forced Inspiratory Airflow in Normal Subjects and Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
CHEST 1996; 109: 1484-89. SHIN-ICHI MASUMI, DDS, PHD; KEISUKE NISHIGAWA, DDS, PHD; ADRIAN J. WILLIAMS, MD, FCCP; FRISCA L. YAN-GO, MD; AND GLENN T. CLARK, DDS,MS. Objective: This study evaluated whether substantial airflow changes occur by changing both body posture and jaw position in normal subjects and patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Results: Both groups had …
