Sleep apnea. What are the dentist's roles and responsibilities?

– Dental sleep medicine: a concept

– Groups of sleep disordered breathing (SDB):

- Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS)

- Central sleep apnea syndrome (CSAS)

- Sleep-related alveolar hyperventilation.

– Complications of obstructive sleep apnea

– OSA diagnostics: polysomnography, polygraphy, apnea/hypapnea index

– BAVENO classification

– Identification of patients with apnea at a dental appointment: questionnaire

– Principles of apnea treatment:

- Behavioral therapy

- Surgical treatment

- Oral appliances.

– The role of the dentist in the treatment of apnea

– Intraoral devices for the treatment of apnea: monoblock and duoblock, titrable and non titrable

– Categories of patients with apnea at a dental appointment

– Criteria for dental evaluation of a patient with apnea

– Mandibular advancement device (MAD): indications, advantages and working mechanism

– CPAP vs MAD: which is more effective?

– Side effects of MAD: long-term and short-term

– OSAS and Bruxism: possible scenarios of interrelation

– Neuroplasticity and methods of brain stimulation

– Myofunctional therapy for obstructive sleep apnea

– Clinical stage of MAD manufacturing and oral examination.

Recommended for: Orthodontists, Prosthetists, Gnathologists, General dentists.