Recognizing Poor Sleep Quality Factors During Oral Health Evaluations.
Clin Med Res
; 17(1-2): 20-28, 2019 06.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31160475
ABSTRACT
Oral health practitioners routinely perform oral health assessments for the dental patient to determine if oral disease is present. Systemic health is often a contributor to oral health concerns. One area in particular that has a direct effect on oral structures and oral health is poor sleep quality and open mouth breathing. Sleep is a fundamental process of the human body, which regulates core biological functions. Sleep quality reflects a person's ability to fall asleep, stay asleep, and enter into the various rejuvenating sleep cycles for the full duration. A person who does not obtain quality sleep can exhibit a wide range of oral, systemic, and cognitive health problems. Obstructive sleep apnea, which historically has been considered an adult male disease, is being recognized more often in women children. Research suggests various oral malformations found in newborns and young children can manifest as obstructive sleep apnea in adults. Oral health professionals are in a position to recognize the relationship between sleep and health, identify sleep quality concerns in relation to oral health assessments, administer sleep quality assessments, and determine appropriate referrals for further sleep quality evaluation.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Sono
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Saúde Bucal
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Apneia Obstrutiva do Sono
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Doenças da Boca
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Newborn
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2019
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Article