Prediction of Oral Appliance Treatment Outcome in Obstructive Sleep Apnoea

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/300525

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a very common disorder, affecting approximately 2% of women and 4% of men in the middle-aged workforce . It is characterised by repetitive, complete or partial closure of the throat passage during sleep, resulting in sleep disturbance and low oxygen levels. OSA is recognised as a serious public health problem. There is growing evidence supporting the use of oral appliances to treat OSA. It is thought that these work by enlarging the throat passage, but this remains uncertain. The aim of this project is to gain a better understanding of how such appliances work, so as to be able to predict which patients will particularly benefit from this form of treatment.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2004

End Date: 01-01-2006

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $280,200.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Respiratory Diseases

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Dental treatments | Obstructive Sleep Apnoea | Obstructive sleep apnoea | Oral appliance treatment | Respiratory disease | Snoring | Upper airway function | Upper airway structure

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