Department of Orthodontics, Army Dental Centre and Department of Respiratory Medicine Army Hospital (R&R), Delhi Cantt-110 010.
A middle aged serving soldier with severe obstructive sleep apnea and non compliance to CPAP was managed with acrylic Herbst splint oral appliance. The oral appliance enabled the patient to protrude the mandible and tongue forward, thus increasing the posterior airway space when in supine position. There was gross improvement on Apnea index and Epworth sleepiness scale.
Obstructive sleep apnea, Oral appliance
