THE ROLES OF DENTISTY IN OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME

• Kikuchi Makoto

  Cosmos Dental Clinic

• Higurashi Naoki

  Cosmos Dental Clinic

• Miyazaki Soichiro

  Department of Sleep Medicine Shiga Uniersity of Medical Science

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 歯科における閉塞性睡眠時無呼吸症候群

Abstract

The roles of dentistry in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) are mainly : 1. Craniofacial skeletal diagnosis, 2. Treatment by oral appliance, 3. Prevention of craniofacial skeletal problem. We use cephalometrics, CT and MRI to diagnose craniofacial skeleton of the patients and treat the OSAS patient by the oral appliance. We could make the airway of the OSAS patients bigger by the orthodontic treatment and ENT doctor could make the airway of the patient's patency by removing tonsils and adenoids. If the patient has the airway patency, the mandible of the patient could grow naturally in advanced position and have the airway bigger, consequently the patient could avoid OSAS in his future.

Journal

• JIBI INKOKA TEMBO

  JIBI INKOKA TEMBO 50 (4), 249-255, 2007

  Society of Oto-rhino-laryngology Tokyo

Keywords

• obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
• craniofacial skeletal diagnosis
• oral appliance

Details

• CRID: 1390282679929177344
• NII Article ID: 130003795454
• NII Article ID: 80018274361
• DOI: 10.11453/orltokyo1958.50.249
• ISSN: 18836429
• ISSN: 03869687
• Web Site: https://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2007344777
• Text Lang: ja
• Data Source:
  • JaLC
  • CiNii Articles
  • KAKEN
• Abstract License Flag: Disallowed