Who is a Candidate for Oral Appliance Therapy?
Oral appliance therapy is indicated for: • Patients with primary snoring or mild OSA who do not respond to, or are not appropriate candidates for treatment with behavioral measures such as weight loss or sleep position change. • Patients with moderate to severe OSA should have an initial trial of nasal CPAP, due to greater effectiveness than with the use of oral appliances. • Patients with moderate to severe OSA who are intolerant of or refuse treatment with nasal CPAP. Oral appliances are also indicated for patients who refuse treatment or are not candidates for tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy, craniofacial operations or tracheostomy.
