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Prevalence and risks of habitual snoring and obstructive sleep apnea symptoms in adult dental patients

Thikriat S. Al-Jewair, Mohammed A. Nazir, Naif N. Al-Masoud and Nasser D. Alqahtani
Saudi Medical Journal February 2016, 37 (2) 183-190; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2016.2.12852
Thikriat S. Al-Jewair
From the Department of Orthodontics (Al-Jewair), the State University of New York, Buffalo, New York, United States of America, and the Department of Preventive Dental Sciences (Nazir, Al-Masoud), College of Dentistry, University of Dammam, Dammam, and the Division of Orthodontics, Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics (Alqahtani), College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Mohammed A. Nazir
From the Department of Orthodontics (Al-Jewair), the State University of New York, Buffalo, New York, United States of America, and the Department of Preventive Dental Sciences (Nazir, Al-Masoud), College of Dentistry, University of Dammam, Dammam, and the Division of Orthodontics, Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics (Alqahtani), College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Naif N. Al-Masoud
From the Department of Orthodontics (Al-Jewair), the State University of New York, Buffalo, New York, United States of America, and the Department of Preventive Dental Sciences (Nazir, Al-Masoud), College of Dentistry, University of Dammam, Dammam, and the Division of Orthodontics, Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics (Alqahtani), College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Nasser D. Alqahtani
From the Department of Orthodontics (Al-Jewair), the State University of New York, Buffalo, New York, United States of America, and the Department of Preventive Dental Sciences (Nazir, Al-Masoud), College of Dentistry, University of Dammam, Dammam, and the Division of Orthodontics, Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics (Alqahtani), College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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