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Table 2 Comparison between polysomnography data in the night slept with dentures and in that slept without dentures. The values are expressed as mean ± standard error of the mean (SEM)

From: Tooth loss and obstructive sleep apnoea

 

Dentures on

Dentures off

P

AHI N

11.0 ± 2.3

17.4 ± 3.6

0.002

Mean SaO2%

93.2 ± 0.4

92.9 ± 0.5

0.006

Nadir SaO2%

83.9 ± 0.9

82.1 ± 1.1

0.091