Dental handling of sleep disorders

Now the dentist has an increasing role in the recognition of a patient who may be at risk of suffering from a sleep disorder. Epidemiological data maintains the increase in the level of awareness of the relationship between sleep disorders and other health problems.

Clinical treatment and decision-making emphasize solid evidence, based on the documentation that relies on well-investigated epidemiological studies to assist the determination of the coexistence of a sleep disorder, which in turn is affecting health of a patient.

The dentist is very significant in the Comonéjo of these patients with TRRS, especially those with snoring and / or obstructive sleep apnea (AOS). The dentist not only has the opportunity to recognize a problem of potential sleep disorder in his patients, but also has the opportunity to interact with the field of sleep medicine through the remission and provision of oral apparks when it is indicated.

Section 1 Overview of sleep medicine
1 Impact of sleep disorders in society
2 Human dream
3 Classification of sleep disorders
4 Respiratory Disorders Related to Sleep Sleep
5 medical and dental conditions associated with respiratory losers related to sleep

SECTION 2 Evaluation of the patient with respiratory disorderIeled to sleep
6 Sleep Studios and Evaluations
7 Evaluation by the dentist
8 IMAGEOLOGY FOR RELATED APPROOMS DISPORTS WITH SLEEP

SECTION 3 PATIENT HANDLING WITH RESPIRATORSHOLLING SLEEP
9 Positive airway pressure therapy for respiratory losers related to sleep
10 Surgical treatment for respiratory disordersRelated with sleep
11 Therapy with oral apparpellation for sleep-related disorders

Appendices

Appendix 1: Abbreviations for sleep medicine
Appendix 2: Glossary of terms for sleep medicine

Index