MAD side-effects and compliance
temporomandibular complaints
The self-reported side effects were recorded at each clinical visit, including the following: 1. sensitive teeth in the morning; 2. painful jaw muscles; 3. painful temporomandibular complaints; and 4. changed occlusion in the morning. The compliance information was collected by a telephone survey, which consisted of four questions: 1. number of hours of MAD use per night; 2. number of hours of total sleep per night; 3. number of days of MAD use per week; and 4. the overall level of satisfaction of the MAD usage. Level of satisfaction was based on a visual analogue scale of 0 to 100, where 0 was unsatisfied, and 100 was very satisfied. The compliance data were expressed as percentage of hours of MAD use per total sleep time, and as percentage of days of MAD use per week.