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Comparative effects of CPAP and mandibular advancement devices in obstructive sleep apnea: an overview of systematic

Marcela Carla Pereira do Nascimento1, Ana Laura Vilela de Carvalho2, Jessica Fernanda de Oliveira Lima Batista3

  • 1Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Pernambuco, 80 Norte Miguel Arraes de Alencar Avenue, Santo Amaro, Recife, Pernambuco, 52071-035, Brazil. marcela.cpnascimento@upe.br.

Sleep & Breathing = Schlaf & Atmung
|August 21, 2026
PubMed
Abstract

Keywords:
Continuous positive airway pressureMandibular advancement deviceObstructive sleep apneaSleep apnea syndromes

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