title: Screening and comprehensive evaluation for sleep related breathing disorders.
abstract: The dentist is well positioned to screen for patients at risk for a sleep disorders, most often a sleep related breathing disorder, and when adequately trained, can treat those diagnosed with sleep apnea using an oral appliance. This treatment requires some degree of training to be able to recognize the symptoms related to the more common sleep disorders. The dentist must determine if the patient is at risk for a sleep disorder through the use of screening questionnaires, reviewing the health history, and additional questioning of the patient.
authors.affiliation: Orofacial Pain and Dental Sleep Medicine, Dental Sleep Medicine Mini-Residency, UCLA School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. RMC4E@aol.com
authors.forename: Dennis R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Bailey
authors.forename: Ronald
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Attanasio
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D008410:Masticatory Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology; D008487:Medical History Taking; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis; D009334:Neck Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis*