Dentistry's Role in Sleep Medicine, An Issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics (Volume 5-1) (The Clinics: Internal Medicine, Volume 5-1) - Hardcover

Bailey DDS, Dennis R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 143771871X ISBN 13: 9781437718713

Publisher: Saunders, 2010

Synopsis

This issue reviews the major areas of clinical interest in Dental Sleep: Sleep Bruxism; Oral Evaluation and Screening by the Dentist; the Neurologic Basis of Sleep Breathing Disorders; Sleep and Orofacial Pain; Cone Beam Imaging of the Airway; The Cervical Spine: Considerations and Treatment for Sleep Disordered Breathing; the Role of the Nasal Airway; Myofunctional Tongue Therapy for Speech Therapy; Ambulatory Testing by the Dentist for Oral Appliance Therapy; Exercises to Address Posture, the Cervical Spine and the Airway; Oral Appliance Therapy for Sleep Breathing; Surgical Therapy for Sleep Breathing Disorders; Sleep Disorders and Headache; and Anatomy of the Airway.  Every sleep specialist needs to be aware of how dental concerns can impact sleep behaviors and sleep disorders.

Edition details

• Publisher: Saunders
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 143771871X
• ISBN 13: 9781437718713
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 181