Influence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea on the Risk of Dental Caries: Insights from a 13-Year Population-Based Retrospective Study

H L Lee; C H Chung; Y T Hsu; K H Chung; W C Chien; H C Chiu

doi:10.1177/23800844241246198

Influence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea on the Risk of Dental Caries: Insights from a 13-Year Population-Based Retrospective Study

JDR Clin Trans Res. 2024 May 10:23800844241246198. doi: 10.1177/23800844241246198. Online ahead of print.

Authors

H L Lee^{1

2}, C H Chung^{3

4}, Y T Hsu^{2

5}, K H Chung⁶, W C Chien^{3

4}, H C Chiu⁷

Affiliations

¹ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Tri-Service General Hospital and National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
² Department of Oral Health Science, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
³ Department of Medical Research, Tri-Service General Hospital and National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
⁴ School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
⁵ Department of Periodontics, University of Washington School of Dentistry, Seattle, Washington, USA.
⁶ Department of Restorative Dentistry, University of Washington School of Dentistry, Seattle, Washington, USA.
⁷ Department of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, Tri-Service General Hospital and National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.

PMID: 38733110
DOI: 10.1177/23800844241246198

Abstract

Obstructive sleep apnea has been proven to have a great negative impact on patients, and the relationship between sleep apnea and dental caries is still inconclusive. Our study shows that patients with sleep apnea and those older than 45 y have a significant risk of dental caries.

Keywords: National Health Insurance Research Database; dry mouth; hypoxia; saliva; sleep wake disorders; upper airway obstruction.