Open Access<p>A Further Introduction to Dental Sleep Medicine</p>
Author(s) -
Frank Lobbezoo,
Nico de Vries,
Jan de Lange,
Ghizlane Aarab
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
nature and science of sleep
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.715
H-Index - 34
ISSN - 1179-1608
DOI - 10.2147/nss.s276425
Subject(s) - sleep medicine , medicine , sleep bruxism , sleep (system call) , obstructive sleep apnea , sleep apnea , oral medicine , disease , dentistry , sleep disorder , psychiatry , insomnia , computer science , operating system , electromyography
Dental sleep medicine traditionally focuses on sleep-related breathing disorders, such as snoring and obstructive sleep apnea. However, everyday practice shows that also other sleep disorders touch on dentistry, including sleep-related orofacial pain, xerostomia, hypersalivation, gastroesophageal reflux disease and bruxism. A new definition, which covers all the diagnostic and treatment aspects of these disorders, has therefore been formulated for dental sleep medicine. This article describes why this development started and sketches the current state of affairs regarding the discipline of dental sleep medicine. The different dental sleep disorders are also described briefly, with special focus on the more remarkable associations between them.