Research Article
Efficacy of a Trial Oral Appliance in OSAS Management: A New Protocol to Recognize Responder/Nonresponder Patients
Table 1
Participants’ characteristics and the devices used in each group.
| | PZ0 | PZ trial | PZ definitive |
| Number of PZ | 40 | 16 | 28 | Male | 33 | 13 | 22 | Female | 7 | 3 | 6 | Mean age | 55.6 ± 12.73 | 53.88 ± 12.88 | 56.79 ± 12.33 | AHI T0 | 26.51 ± 14.79 | 29.9 ± 19.97 | AHI 23.90 ± 9.19 |
| Number of PZ/OSAS severity | Mild (5 ≥ AHI < 15) | 9 | 4 | 5 | Moderate (15 ≥ AHI < 30) | 17 | 7 | 14 | Severe (AHI ≥ 30) | 14 | 5 | 9 |
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