Table 1.

Number of patients excluded based on the medical and dental exclusion criteria used in this study [9]

Exclusion criteria	Number of patients excluded
Medical
Respiratory/sleep disorder other than OSA	23
Body mass index >40	3
Medication usage that could influence respiration or sleep	2
Periodic limb movement disorder	21
Previous treatment with CPAP or MAD	–
Reversible morphological upper airway abnormalities (e.g., enlarged tonsils)	17
Other medical conditions (e.g., psychiatric disorder)	7
Dental
Temporomandibular disorders	–
Untreated periodontal problems	1
Dental pain	–
Lack of retention possibilities for an oral appliance	28