Criteria for oral appliance and/or supine avoidance therapy selection based on outcome optimization and cost-effectiveness

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Author ContributionsDL and BB designed the study. DL and RO performed that statistical analyses. All authors were involved in the interpretation of the results and preparation of the manuscript. AcknowledgementsWith their permission, the authors wish to thank Dorian Cruz Arista, DA and Teresa Fregoso RDA for their assistance in fitting the Apnea Guards and extracting data from the patient records, Todd Morgan DMD and William Odom DDS for their oversight of the cost-containment protocol, Samuel Clark MD for assistance in interpreting the home sleep studies, and William Hevener, RPSGT for his assistance in identifying and referring patients intolerant of positive airway pressure for this study.