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. 2019 Jul;156(1):13-28.e1.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2019.04.009.

Obstructive sleep apnea and orthodontics: An American Association of Orthodontists White Paper

Rolf G Behrents  1 , Anita Valanju Shelgikar  2 , R Scott Conley  3 , Carlos Flores-Mir  4 , Mark Hans  5 , Mitchell Levine  6 , James A McNamara  7 , Juan Martin Palomo  8 , Benjamin Pliska  9 , John W Stockstill  10 , John Wise  11 , Sean Murphy  12 , Norman J Nagel  13 , Jackie Hittner  14
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Obstructive sleep apnea and orthodontics: An American Association of Orthodontists White Paper

Rolf G Behrents et al. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2019 Jul.

Abstract

The Board of Trustees of the American Association of Orthodontists asked a panel of medical and dental experts in sleep medicine and dental sleep medicine to create a document designed to offer guidance to practicing orthodontists on the suggested role of the specialty of orthodontics in the management of obstructive sleep apnea. This White Paper presents a summary of the Task Force's findings and recommendations.

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