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Studies Advance Validation and Optimization of Alternative OSA Treatments.

Pulmonary Reviews - November 2011

The 2011 Pride "Best of Class" Technology Award winners

Dental Economics - September 2011
The following products have been named as 2011 Pride “Best of Class” Technology Award winners. These products and companies (except for F-Secure and Sirona) will be on display inside a technology expo pavilion at the ADA Annual Session in Las Vegas.

Options and Evidence

Sleep Diagnosis & Therapy - September 2011
SomnoMed MATRx™ and SomnoDent G2 head a rapidly evolving class of oral appliances and overnight study systems that bolster compliance and verify effectiveness.

SomnoMed MATRx
Predicting oral appliance treatment outcomes with a new medical diagnostic device.

Inside Dentistry - July/August 2011
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) is a highly efficacious treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA); however, CPAP effectiveness is limited by non-compliance rates of between 60% and 80%.1-3 Oral appliances (mandibular advancement splints) provide a therapeutic alternative to CPAP, but the inability to predict prospectively which patients will benefit from oral appliance treatment affects success rates.

While you were sleeping

Dental Products Report - March 2011
You all have patients with sleep disorders and you should be helping them treat these disorders to improve their quality of life and to reduce the risks of serious health issues. At the very least you should be screening for sleep disorders and working closely with physicians on treatment options and diagnoses, but now also may be just the right time to get involved in oral appliance therapy.