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Tongue position controller as an alternative treatment for obstructive sleep apnea

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Acknowledgments

This was not an industry-supported study and the authors have no conflicts of interest. Satoru Tsuiki was supported by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Projects (20592422, 21406033) from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. The authors are also grateful to Naohiko Yamaguchi (Pacific Medico Inc. Ltd, Tokyo, Japan) and Ingrid Ellis (Faculty of Dentistry, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada) for their expertise in technical and editorial assistance.

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  1. Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan

    Satoru Tsuiki, Keiko Maeda, Mina Kobayashi, Taeko Sasai, Yasuro Takahashi & Yuichi Inoue

  2. Department of Somnology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan

    Satoru Tsuiki, Keiko Maeda, Mina Kobayashi, Taeko Sasai & Yuichi Inoue

  3. Department of Anesthesiology, Graduate School, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan

    Shiroh Isono

  4. Techno Sai Inc. Ltd, Saitama, Japan

    Osamu Minamino

  5. Division of Dental Sleep Medicine, Japan Somnology Center, Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, 1-24-10, Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 151-0053, Japan

    Satoru Tsuiki

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Tsuiki, S., Isono, S., Minamino, O. et al. Tongue position controller as an alternative treatment for obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep Breath 16, 957–960 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11325-011-0617-7

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