Sleep Disorders in Pediatric Dentistry: Clinical Guide on Diagnosis and Management

Description

This book is designed to enable (pediatric) dentists to recognize the signs and symptoms of sleep disorders in their pediatric patients, it will help to understand the potential negative impact of a sleep disorder on the metabolic and cognitive neurodevelopment of a child and how to collaborate with others to implement appropriate management, including early (dentofacial) orthopedic intervention when necessary. A detailed examination of craniofacial signs and behavioral symptoms should alert the dentist to the potential presence of (a) sleep disorder(s) in children. The various treatment options other than positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy or adeno-tonsillectomy, which should be considered as potential life-saving short-term solutions, are discussed and shown. Treatment options that are discussed are dentofacial orthopedics (including orthotropics), orthodontics and orofacial myology; sample case outcomes are shown to demonstrate achievable results. Sleep Disorders in Pediatric Dentistry will serve as an excellent clinical guide that takes full account of recent developments in the field and explains the enormous potential that dentist can attribute to the patient’s overall (future) health. This book is also an excellent introduction for the general dentist to the medical world of (pediatric) sleep disorders. In this book a team of co-authors (2 medical doctors; 3 dental specialists; 3 general dentists and 3 dental hygienists) shared their knowledge that will educate the (pediatric) dentists about Sleep Disorders in Pediatric Dentistry. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiii Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (Manisha Budhdeo Witmans)....Pages 1-19 Signs and Symptoms of Non-restorative Sleep (Osman S. Ipsiroglu)....Pages 21-38 Craniofacial Growth and Development (German O. Ramirez-Yañez)....Pages 39-56 Craniofacial Signs, Symptoms and Orthodontic Objectives of Paediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (Seng-Mun (Simon) Wong)....Pages 57-87 Physical Assessment in Pediatric Sleep Hygiene and Airway Health (Kevin L. Boyd)....Pages 89-96 Airway Orthodontics, the New Approach (Barry D. Raphael)....Pages 97-106 Orthodontic and Dentofacial Orthopedic Treatment Strategies for Pediatric Sleep Disorders (Edmund A. Lipskis)....Pages 107-126 Treatment of Myofunctional Pathology (Joy L. Moeller, Martha Macaluso, Ruth Marsiliani)....Pages 127-134 Future Perspectives of Sleep Disorder Treatment in Pediatric Dentistry (Edmund Liem)....Pages 135-140