Orthodontic Aspects of Sleep Breathing Disorders

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Sleep problems, including sleep breathing disorders, and sleep bruxism are common. Good sleep is necessary for optimal health. Sleep deprivation can cause decreased work or school performance, memory and cognitive impairment, stress relationships, poor quality of life, occupational injury and automobile injury. In the long term, the clinical consequences of untreated sleep disorders are high blood pressure, heart attack, heart failure, stroke, obesity, psychiatric problems, attention deficit disorder, and mental impairment. Orthodontists can play a major role in both the recognition and treatment of sleep disorders. Many of the clinical findings may be recognizable by orthodontists. This course provides students with an understanding of the pathophysiology of sleep disorders and the current diagnostic and treatment options. For CADE Graduate Orthodontic Students Only.