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Oral appliance or functional orthopaedic appliance vs placebo or no treatment: Reduction of apnoea to less than one episode per hour (polysomnography)
- Population
- Children with obstructive sleep apnoea (aged 15 years or younger)
- Intervention
- Oral appliance or functional orthopaedic appliance
- Comparison
- placebo or no treatment
- Outcome
- Reduction of apnoea to less than one episode per hour (polysomnography)
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Oral appliance or functional orthopaedic appliance vs Placebo or no treatment Reduction of apnoea to less than one episode per hour (polysomnography) · Children with obstructive sleep apnoea (aged 15 years or younger) · 6 months Oral appliances and functional orthopaedic appliances for obstructive sleep apnoea in children (2016) · Cochrane All outcomes | It proved impossible to know how many patients had apnoea index < 1 (primary outcome). | 1 study | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oral appliances and functional orthopaedic appliances for obstructive sleep apnoea in children 2016 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2016-04 | Not listed | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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