This manual for dentists is written by professionals in medicine and dentistry. It deals with recognizing, treating, and referring patients for conditions such as sleep apnea and sleep-disrupting pain. Part 1 offers four chapters introducing basics of sleep medicine, with emphasis on the role of dentists in sleep medicine. Later sections cover sleep breathing disorders, sleep bruxism, and sleep and orofacial pain. These sections give info on definitions, pathophysiology, epidemiology, etiology, and imaging. In addition to therapies, medicines, and appliances, they also discuss psychosocial and environmental factors. Color graphics, illustrations, and summary charts are included. This second edition reflects current practice and emerging techniques. Annotation ©2020 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
Dentists are often the first medical practitioners to encounter patient reports or clinical evidence of disorders such as sleep apnea, sleep bruxism, and sleep-disrupting orofacial pain, providing them a unique opportunity to prevent the development or persistence of conditions that strongly impact their patients lives. Since the first publication of this seminal book, significant advances have been made in the field of sleep medicine, and this updated edition gathers all of this new evidence-based knowledge and presents it in focused, concise chapters. Leading experts in medicine and dentistry explain the neurobiologic mechanisms of sleep and how they can be affected by breathing disorders, bruxism, and pain, along the way guiding dental practitioners in performing their specific responsibilities for screening, treating, and often referring patients as part of a multidisciplinary team of physicians. An emphasis is placed on research findings regarding newly emerging cognitive behavioral approaches to treatment that mitigate some of the risks associated with pharmacologic and oral appliance therapies. Readers will find this book both fascinating and clinically important as they strive to provide the best possible treatment to patients with these complex and often life-threatening disorders.Contents: Introduction to Dental Sleep Medicine Sleep Breathing Disorders Sleep Bruxism: From Oral Behavior to Disorder Sleep and Orofacial Pain
Leading experts in medicine and dentistry explain the neurobiologic mechanisms of sleep and how they can be affected by breathing disorders, bruxism, and pain, along the way guiding dental practitioners in performing their specific responsibilities for screening, treating, and often referring patients as part of a multidisciplinary team of physicians.
