Guidelines and Key Papers

Sutherland K, Phillips CL, Cistulli PA. Efficacy versus effectiveness in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea: CPAP and oral appliances. Journal of Dental Sleep Medicine 2015;2(4)

http://www.jdsm.org/ViewArticle.aspx?pid=30229

Force, Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea Task, and American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Clinical guideline for the evaluation, management and long-term care of obstructive sleep apnea in adults. Journal of clinical sleep medicine: JCSM: official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine 5.3 (2009): 263

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2699173/

Ramar K, Dort LC, Katz SG, Lettieri CJ, Harrod CG, Thomas SM, Chervin RD. Clinical practice guideline for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea and snoring with oral appliance therapy: an update for 2015. Journal of Dental Sleep Medicine 2015;2(3):71– 125.

http://www.aasmnet.org/jcsm/ViewAbstract.aspx?pid=30098

Friedewald, Vincent E., et al. The American Journal of Cardiology and Journal of Periodontology Editors' Consensus: Periodontitis and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease. Journal of periodontology 80.7 (2009): 1021-1032.

http://www.joponline.org/doi/pdf/10.1902/jop.2009.097001

Stein, Pamela S., Stephen Scheff, and D. R. Dawson. Alzheimer’s disease and periodontal disease: mechanisms underlying a potential bidirectional relationship. Grand Rounds Oral Systemic Med 1.3 (2006): 14-24.

http://www.dentistryiq.com/articles/gr/print/volume-1/issue-3/original-article/alzheimerrsquos-disease-and-periodontal-diseasemechanisms-underlying-a-potential-bi-directional-relationship.html

Corson, Marshall A., Peter H. Jones, and Michael H. Davidson. Review of the evidence for the clinical utility of lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A 2 as a cardiovascular risk marker. The American journal of cardiology 101.12 (2008): S41-S50.

http://www.ajconline.org/article/S0002-9149(08)00715-7/pdf

Ravesloot, M. J. L., and N. De Vries. Reliable calculation of the efficacy of non-surgical and surgical treatment of obstructive sleep apnea revisited. Sleep34.1 (2011): 105.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3001787/

Spahr, Axel, et al. Periodontal infections and coronary heart disease: role of periodontal bacteria and importance of total pathogen burden in the Coronary Event and Periodontal Disease (CORODONT) study. Archives of internal medicine 166.5 (2006): 554-559.

http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=409905

Sutherland, K., et al. Oral appliance treatment for obstructive sleep apnea: an update. J Clin Sleep Med 10.2 (2014): 215-227.

http://zephyrsleep.com/pdf/Sutherland_K_et_al_J_Clin_Sleep_Med_2014.pdf