Dental Sleep Medicine Insider March 2015 | Page 14

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By Staci Giuffrida

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Dr. Rouse:

Ther
pediatric SDB but it is m
hanging fruit: the obes
medical co-morbidities.
apnea in children is m
are trying to be prevent
Several recent studies
airway monitoring tools
interesting relationships
between bruxism or AD
children are becoming
most of us is that these
available. We have to
and symptoms. Many o
craniofacial, so the den
screening.

Questions to parents w
sleep breathing, dayti
Sleep breathing are
nighttime habits. Hab
Breathing through thei
ing them stop breathin
does the child appear
hard to wake in the m
good source for these q
have a problem focusin
hyperactive.

The sleep examination
airway section. I have
with moderate/severe
malocclusion are sick. W
malocclusion or vice ve
a compromised airway.
periodontal disease and
anterior teeth can all b
The airway exam inclu
evaluation. I add two ot
cardiopulmonary coupl
cephalometric/CBCT im
children is difficult. The
couples respiratory an
throughout the night. I
you spend in parasymp
sympathetic (fight-or-fli
as young as 6 months. C
of parasympathetic to s
benefits of sleep. The im