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Abstract
Dental sleep medicine 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 sleep-related orofacial pain, xerostomia, hypersalivation, gastroesophageal reflux disease and bruxism. A new definition, which covers all the diagnostic and treatment aspects of these disorders, has therefore been formulated for dental sleep medicine. This article describes why this development started and sketches the current state of affairs regarding the discipline of dental sleep medicine. The different dental sleep disorders are also described briefly, with special focus on the more remarkable associations between them.
Abbreviations
CPAP, continuous positive airway pressure; GERD, gastroesophageal reflux disease; OMF, oral and maxillofacial; OSA, obstructive sleep apnea; SBD, sleep-related breathing disorders; TMD, temporomandibular disorders.
Acknowledgments
This paper is created from two previously published articles. It is a modified and elaborated version of an article that was previously published in the Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, Lobbezoo F, Aarab G, Wetselaar P, Hoekema A, Lange J de, Vries N de. A new definition of dental sleep medicine. J Oral Rehabil. 2016;43(10):786–790, with permission from John Wiley and Sons, Hoboken, NJ, USA; © 2016 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.Citation4 It is also an abbreviated and translated version of a Dutch article published in Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Tandheelkunde, Lobbezoo F, Aarab G. Tandheelkundige slaapgeneeskunde: nadere kennismaking met een jong vakgebied [Dental sleep medicine: A further introduction to an emerging dental discipline]. Ned Tijdschr Tandheelkd. 2020;127(4):222–230, with permission from the Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Tandheelkunde B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands.Citation51
Disclosure
Frank Lobbezoo is a member of the Academic Advisory Boards for GrindCare and Oral Function of Sunstar Suisse S.A., receives research grants from Sunstar Suisse S.A., SomnoMed-Goedegebuure, Health Holland, and Airway Management. Nico de Vries is consultant for Philips Health Care, member of the Medical Advisory Board of NightBalance, and researcher for Inspire and Nyxoa. Jan de Lange declares that he has no conflicts of interest. Ghizlane Aarab is a member of the Academic Advisory Board for Oral Function of Sunstar Suisse S.A. and receives research grants from Sunstar Suisse S.A., SomnoMed-Goedegebuure, and Health Holland. The authors report no other potential conflicts of interest for this work.