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The characteristics of dental occlusion in patients with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea in Saudi Arabia

Nasser D. Alqahtani, Mohamed I. Algowaifly, Fahad A. Almehizia, Zeyad A. Alraddadi, Fares S. Al-Sehaibany, Naif A. Almosa, Sahar F. Albarakati and Ahmed S. Bahammam
Saudi Medical Journal September 2018, 39 (9) 928-934; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2018.9.22750
Nasser D. Alqahtani
From the Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics (Alqahtani, Al-Sehaibany, Almosa, Albarakati), College of Dentistry, from the College of Dentistry (Algowaifly, Almehizia, Alraddadi), and from the Sleep Disorders Center (Bahammam), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Mohamed I. Algowaifly
From the Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics (Alqahtani, Al-Sehaibany, Almosa, Albarakati), College of Dentistry, from the College of Dentistry (Algowaifly, Almehizia, Alraddadi), and from the Sleep Disorders Center (Bahammam), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Fahad A. Almehizia
From the Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics (Alqahtani, Al-Sehaibany, Almosa, Albarakati), College of Dentistry, from the College of Dentistry (Algowaifly, Almehizia, Alraddadi), and from the Sleep Disorders Center (Bahammam), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Zeyad A. Alraddadi
From the Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics (Alqahtani, Al-Sehaibany, Almosa, Albarakati), College of Dentistry, from the College of Dentistry (Algowaifly, Almehizia, Alraddadi), and from the Sleep Disorders Center (Bahammam), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Fares S. Al-Sehaibany
From the Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics (Alqahtani, Al-Sehaibany, Almosa, Albarakati), College of Dentistry, from the College of Dentistry (Algowaifly, Almehizia, Alraddadi), and from the Sleep Disorders Center (Bahammam), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Naif A. Almosa
From the Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics (Alqahtani, Al-Sehaibany, Almosa, Albarakati), College of Dentistry, from the College of Dentistry (Algowaifly, Almehizia, Alraddadi), and from the Sleep Disorders Center (Bahammam), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Sahar F. Albarakati
From the Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics (Alqahtani, Al-Sehaibany, Almosa, Albarakati), College of Dentistry, from the College of Dentistry (Algowaifly, Almehizia, Alraddadi), and from the Sleep Disorders Center (Bahammam), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Ahmed S. Bahammam
From the Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics (Alqahtani, Al-Sehaibany, Almosa, Albarakati), College of Dentistry, from the College of Dentistry (Algowaifly, Almehizia, Alraddadi), and from the Sleep Disorders Center (Bahammam), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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