title: Questionnaire-based study on sleep-disordered breathing among edentulous subjects in a university oral health center.
abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and its relationship with nocturnal denture wear in edentulous subjects. Sixty-two edentulous subjects completed questionnaires to ascertain their risk for SDB; 25 subjects wore dentures during sleep. The prevalence of SDB was 40.3% based on the results of the Berlin Questionnaire. There was no significant difference between high- and low-risk groups with respect to age, Body Mass Index, or denture use, except for a history of self-reported high blood pressure. The prevalence of suspected SDB in edentulous subjects was higher than in the general population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Health Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. htsuda@dent.kyushu-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hiroko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tsuda
authors.forename: Fernanda R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: Joanne N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Walton
authors.forename: Alan A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Lowe
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001955:British Columbia; D003824:Denture, Complete / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009066:Mouth, Edentulous / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012890:Sleep; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012894:Sleep Stages; D012913:Snoring / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires