Equal effect of a non-custom versus a custom mandibular advancement device in treatment of obstructive sleep apnea

Peer-Reviewed Study

2022

Equal effect of a non-custom versus a custom mandibular advancement device in treatment of obstructive sleep apnea

2022, Featured

Author(s): Pien F.N. Bosschieter, MD , Julia A.M. Uniken Venema, DMD , Patty E. Vonk, MD, PhD , Madeline J.L. Ravesloot, MD, PhD, MSc , Aarnoud Hoekema, MD, DMD, PhD , Joanneke M. Plooij, MD, DMD, PhD , Frank Lobbezoo, DDS, PhD , Nico de Vries, MD, PhD

Published in Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.

Summary

Devices Used: myTAP and TAP 1

The results of this study by the Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA) show myTAP is now proven equally effective as custom TAP. This is the first randomized controlled trial (RCT) comparing a non-custom to a custom oral appliance. Previous studies around traditional “boil-and-bite” appliances compared unlike designs and were less effective than custom-made oral medical devices.