Dental Management of Sleep Disorders (eBook)

Dr. Ronald Attanasio, DDS, MSEd, MS is Professor and Director of the TMD and Orofacial Pain Clinic at the University of Nebraska Medical Center-College of Dentistry in Lincoln, Nebraska. He is past President of the American Academy of Orofacial Pain, and his faculty practice at the College focuses on TMD, orofacial pain, and sleep related breathing disorders. Dr. Dennis R. Bailey, DDS is a diplomate of the American Board of Orofacial Pain and past President of the Academy Dental Sleep Medicine. His private practice focuses on sleep apnea, snoring, TMD, and sleep disorders in adults and children.

Preface.

Section 1 OVERVIEW OF SLEEP MEDICINE.

1. Impact of sleep disorders on society.

2. Human sleep.

3. Classification of sleep disorders.

4. Pediatrics and sleep-related breathing disorders

5 Medical and dental conditions related to sleep-related
breathing disorders

Section 2 ASSESSMENT OF THE SLEEP-RELATED BREATHING DISORDER
PATIENT.

6. Sleep assessment/studies.

7. Evaluation by the dentist.

8. Imaging for sleep-related breathing disorders.

Section 3 MANAGEMENT OF THE SLEEP-RELATED BREATHING DISORDER
PATIENT.

9. Positive airway pressure therapy for sleep-related breathing
disorders.

10. Surgical treatment for sleep-related breathing
disorders.

11. Oral appliance therapy for sleep-related breathing
disorders.

APPENDICES.

Appendix 1: Abbreviations for sleep medicine.

Appendix 2: Glossary of terms for sleep medicine.

Index.

"This excellent book is easy to read, is well illustrated, presents
a comprehensive overview of SRBDs and is well documented. It
belongs on the shelf of every dentist who treats OSA patients, can
serve as an excellent text for any SRBD continuing education course
for dentists starting out in this area and could be an excellent
text for either undergraduate or postgraduate dental students
should the subject of SRBDs find its way into the dental school
curriculum. This book will not put you to sleep!!" (AAOP
Council, Spring 2010)