title: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: diagnosis and management.
abstract: Increased awareness that changes in sleeping habits and daytime behaviour may be attributable to obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) has led many patients to seek both information and definitive treatment. The purpose of this article is to provide information to dentists that will enable them to identify patients who may have OSAS and to assist these patients in making informed decisions regarding treatment options. In patients who have identifiable anatomic abnormalities of the maxilla and mandible resulting in a narrow pharyngeal airway, orthognathic surgery appears to be an excellent treatment option.
authors.affiliation: Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Novia Scotia, Canada B3H 3J5. reginald.goodday@dal.ca
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Goodday
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Percious
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Morrison
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Robertson
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures; D010609:Pharyngeal Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology; D010614:Pharynx / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D015431:Weight Loss