Sleep and Dentistry
10.14401/KASMED.2022.29.1.9
- Author:
Jae-Kap CHOI
1
;
Ji-Rak KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea
- Publication Type:Review
- From:Sleep Medicine and Psychophysiology
2022;29(1):9-14
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Dental sleep medicine is an up-and-coming discipline of dentistry, more specifically an offshoot of oral medicine. It traditionally focuses on sleep-related breathing disorders, such as snoring and obstructive sleep apnea. However, everyday practice shows that also other sleep disorders touch on dentistry, including orofacial pain, xerostomia, and bruxism. Therefore, a new definition has been formulated for dental sleep medicine as following; ‘Dental sleep medicine is the discipline concerned with the study of the oral and maxillofacial causes and consequences of sleep-related problems’. It is this article’s aim to further introduce the emerging discipline of dental sleep medicine to all professionals working in sleep medicine. This article briefly describes the different dental sleep disorders with special focus on the more remarkable associations between orofacial pain and sleep.
