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Physical evaluation
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Body Mass Index
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BMI
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Weight/height2
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Neck circumference
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NC
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Largest diameter of the neck (mm)
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Mallampati classification
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Mallampati
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Classification of oropharynx soft tissue hypertrophy
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Mandibular Sagittal Position
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MSP
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Distance from Gnation to Nasion, 3 categories (retrusive, normotrusive, protrusive)
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Overjet
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Overjet
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Sagittal distance from the upper and lower incisors’ incisal borders (mm)
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Questionnaires
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Epworth Sleepiness Scale
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ESS
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Tool to assess daytime somnolence
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Quebec Sleep Questionnaire
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QSQ
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Tool to assess OSA-related quality of life (average of all domains)
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QSQ I
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“Sleepiness” domain
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QSQ II
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“Diurnal symptons” domain
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QSQ III
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“Nocturnal symptons” domain
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QSQ IV
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“Emotions” domain
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QSQ V
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“Social interactions” domain
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Home sleep test
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Total sleep time
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TST
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Estimated total time of sleep
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Apnea/hypopnea index
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AHI
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Count of respiratory events per hour of sleep
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Improvement index
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AHI < 50%
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Number of participants with an AHI 50% reduction after the intervention
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Improvement index II
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AHI < 5
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Number of participants with a post-intervention AHI of 5 or less
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Flow limitation index
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FLOW
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Percentage of sleep time with an important flattening of the breathing waves
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Blood O2 saturation index
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SpO2
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Mean fraction of saturated hemoglobin and total hemoglobin (%)
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SpO2min
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Minimal fraction of saturated hemoglobin and total hemoglobin (%)
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Snoring
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SNRdb
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Intensity of oropharyngeal reverberation (db)
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SNR%
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Time spent snoring versus total sleep time (min)
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Body Position
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BPsup
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Time spent on supine position versus total sleep time (min)
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Bruxism index
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BRUX
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Bruxism episodes per hour of sleep (#/h)
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BRUXap
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Bruxism episodes related to apneic events per hour of sleep (#/h)
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Cone-beam tomography
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Intersutural gap
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IG
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Average of 3 measurements along the palate on an axial slice
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