Orthodontics in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients: A Guide to Diagnosis, Treatment Planning, and Interventions

This well-illustrated book is an up-to-date guide to orthodontic diagnosis, treatment planning, and treatment delivery in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The aim is to present the latest knowledge on the important contribution that orthodontic modalities can now make in the management of a disorder that has generally been the preserve of sleep doctors. This book comprises three parts of general understanding of OSA and medical approaches, orthodontic diagnostic process, and orthodontic treatment application. In particular, the treatment parts are subdivided into six chapters depending on the patient’s phenotype and age groups. The readers will come to realize how many modalities are available beyond the previously well-known options, and how important orthodontic contributions are for the treatment of OSA patients. The book will be an excellent resource providing well-organized diagnostic and therapeutic protocols from orthodontic point of view and will also be of value to other practitioners with an interest in OSA.

Su-Jung Kim, DMD, MSD, PhD, is a Chairperson and a Professor in the Department of Orthodontics at Kyung Hee University School of Dentistry, Seoul, Korea. Dr. Kim completed all her studies at Kyung Hee University School of Dentistry, and she joined the Department of Orthodontics at the university. She has also spent time (2012–3) as a Visiting Scholar of Orthodontics at the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Kim served as Assistant Director of the Korean Association of Orthodontists from 2010 to 2012 and is currently Editorial Director of the Korean Society of Cleft Lip and Palate. She is a longstanding member of various other professional and scientific organizations and societies, including the World Federation of Orthodontists, the American Association of Orthodontists, and the World Association of Sleep Medicine. She is the author of almost 50 articles in peer-reviewed journals, and has delivered scientific presentations as international meetings.

Ki Beom Kim gained his DDS and MSD from Dankook University, South Korea and was subsequently awarded a PhD for work on orofacial pain at the same university. In 2005 he joined the Orthodontic Residency Program at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn., and subsequently became Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthodontics at Saint Louis University. He is currently Lysle E. Johnston Endowed Chair of Orthodontics, Associate Professor and Program Director at the Center for Advanced Dental Education, Saint Louis University. Dr. Kim is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics and the American Board of Orofacial Pain and a member of various professional bodies in the United States and South Korea. He is the author of over 70 publications, including many in the leading journals in the field, and has delivered numerous scientific presentations at international meetings.