title: [Respiratory pathology of sleep and the upper airways].
abstract: Respiratory disorders in the upper respiratory tract during sleep are most often part of a continuous pathological process of long standing. Schematically, three clinical syndromes with increasing severity are described: breathing with the mouth open, snoring and the sleep apnea syndrome. These conditions always include a functional maxillofacial perturbation, which may be associated to a constitutional or acquired morphological disorder. Besides the medical approach itself, the treatment sometimes is surgical, always orthopedic. The earlier it is initiated, the more effective, simple and unconstraining it is.
authors.affiliation: Clinique de Stomatologie et de Chirurgie maxillo-faciale, Hôtel Dieu, Nantes.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gaillard-Perera
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Farah
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gaillard
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D009058:Mouth Breathing / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D012137:Respiratory System / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D012913:Snoring / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy
vernacular_title: Pathologie respiratoire du sommeil et voies aériennes supérieures.