Cargando…

Effect of mandibular position achieved using an oral appliance on genioglossus activity in healthy adults during sleep

BACKGROUND: Oral appliances (OAs) are generally designed to displace the mandible anteriorly and downward, to increase the airway patency. The present study aimed to examine the relationship between genioglossus (GG) muscle activity and mandibular position, considering both anterior and vertical dis...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Matsuda, Michikazu, Ogawa, Toru, Sitalaksmi, Ratri M., Miyashita, Makiko, Ito, Toshimi, Sasaki, Keiichi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6827235/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31684973
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13005-019-0210-z