Dental sleep medicine: an exciting and growing field.
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The diagnosis of sleep apnea has exploded in the last 10 years. Sleep apnea was always a problem; we just didn’t have the resources readily available for testing and diagnosis. Now, there are sleep labs in even small communities and large cities typically have dozens of sleep labs and several accredited sleep centers. This increase in diagnostic capabilities has lead to a great increase of patients being diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Texas dental journal
دوره 127 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010