Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: how should the dental surgeon proceed?

Apert Syndrome with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Case Report

Apert syndrome is a rare kind of craniosynostosis which is identified with fusion of cranial sutures during prematurity period and causes physical and intellectual disorders in younger ages. These patients may show symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea due to abnormal craniofacial shape. This article introduces a patient with Apert syndrome, with apnea symptoms, cyanosis, snoring, restlessness, n...

[Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome].

This is an overview for the non-specialist of the pathophysiology, workup and treatment of the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. The mechanisms leading to upper airway closure during sleep are discussed, as well as the current theoretical and experimental concepts for the apnea-induced arousal response and the consequent changes in sleep architecture and quality. Epidemiological data are summar...

Mild obstructive sleep apnea syndrome should not be treated. Con.

Sleep obstructive apnea syndrome consequences.

Many paleontologists believe that between 200 and 300 thousand years ago, human ancestors started to suffer their most important anatomical change: the transformation of the upper airways. Such change included facial shortening, foramen magnus anteriorization, angle reduction between the horizontal and vertical portions of the upper airway, and especially larynx descending. This new configurati...

Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.

OBJECTIVE To review evidence-based knowledge of pediatric obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). DATA SOURCES AND EXTRACTION We reviewed published articles regarding pediatric OSAS; extracted the clinical symptoms, syndromes, polysomnographic findings and variables, and treatment options, and reviewed the authors' recommendations. DATA SYNTHESIS Orthodontic and craniofacial abnormalities ...