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Lavigne G, Herrero Babiloni A, Beetz G, Dal Fabbro C, Sutherland K, Huynh N, Cistulli P. Critical Issues in Dental and Medical Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea. J Dent Res 2019; 99:26-35. [DOI: 10.1177/0022034519885644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
This critical review focuses on obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and its management from a dental medicine perspective. OSA is characterized by ≥10-s cessation of breathing (apnea) or reduction in airflow (hypopnea) ≥5 times per hour with a drop in oxygen and/or rise in carbon dioxide. It can be associated with sleepiness and fatigue, impaired mood and cognition, cardiometabolic complications, and risk for transportation and work accidents. Although sleep apnea is diagnosed by a sleep physician, its management is interdisciplinary. The dentist’s role includes 1) screening patients for OSA risk factors (e.g., retrognathia, high arched palate, enlarged tonsils or tongue, enlarged tori, high Mallampati score, poor sleep, supine sleep position, obesity, hypertension, morning headache or orofacial pain, bruxism); 2) referring to an appropriate health professional as indicated; and 3) providing oral appliance therapy followed by regular dental and sleep medical follow-up. In addition to the device features and provider expertise, anatomic, behavioral, demographic, and neurophysiologic characteristics can influence oral appliance effectiveness in managing OSA. Therefore, OSA treatment should be tailored to each patient individually. This review highlights some of the putative action mechanisms related to oral appliance effectiveness and proposes future research directions.
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Affiliation(s)
- G.J. Lavigne
- Faculté de médicine dentaire, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
- Research Center, CIUSSS du Nord-de-l’Île-de-Montréal, Montréal, Canada
- Division of Experimental Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, Canada
| | - A. Herrero Babiloni
- Faculté de médicine dentaire, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
- Research Center, CIUSSS du Nord-de-l’Île-de-Montréal, Montréal, Canada
- Division of Experimental Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, Canada
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- Research Center, CIUSSS du Nord-de-l’Île-de-Montréal, Montréal, Canada
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- Charles Perkins Centre and Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, and Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- Faculté de médicine dentaire, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
| | - P.A. Cistulli
- Charles Perkins Centre and Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, and Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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