Obstructive sleep apnea and orthodontics: An American Association of Orthodontists White Paper

Rolf G Behrents; Anita Valanju Shelgikar; R Scott Conley; Carlos Flores-Mir; Mark Hans; Mitchell Levine; James A McNamara; Juan Martin Palomo; Benjamin Pliska; John W Stockstill; John Wise; Sean Murphy; Norman J Nagel; Jackie Hittner

doi:10.1016/j.ajodo.2019.04.009

Obstructive sleep apnea and orthodontics: An American Association of Orthodontists White Paper

Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2019 Jul;156(1):13-28.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2019.04.009.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, St. Louis, Mo; Graduate Orthodontic Program, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Mo. Electronic address: behrents@gmail.com.
² Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.
³ Department of Orthodontics, University of Buffalo, Orchard Park, NY.
⁴ Orthodontics Division, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
⁵ Department of Orthodontics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio; Private practice, Berea, Ohio.
⁶ Department of Orthodontics, Department of Oral Medicine, Division of Orofacial Pain, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tenn.
⁷ Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry and Center for Human Growth and Development, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich; Private practice, Ann Arbor, Mich.
⁸ School of Dental Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.
⁹ Division of Orthodontics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Private practice, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
¹⁰ Georgia School of Orthodontics, Atlanta, Ga.
¹¹ Private practice, Frisco and McKinney, Tex.
¹² Advocacy and General Counsel, American Association of Orthodontists, St. Louis, Mo.
¹³ American Association of Orthodontists, Simi Valley, Calif.
¹⁴ American Association of Orthodontists, St. Louis, Mo.

PMID: 31256826
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2019.04.009

Abstract

The Board of Trustees of the American Association of Orthodontists asked a panel of medical and dental experts in sleep medicine and dental sleep medicine to create a document designed to offer guidance to practicing orthodontists on the suggested role of the specialty of orthodontics in the management of obstructive sleep apnea. This White Paper presents a summary of the Task Force's findings and recommendations.

MeSH terms

Academies and Institutes
Humans
Orthodontic Appliances
Orthodontics / methods*
Orthodontics / standards*
Orthodontists*
Physicians
Polysomnography / methods
Prevalence
Radiography, Dental
Risk Factors
Severity of Illness Index
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / diagnosis
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / epidemiology
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / etiology
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / therapy*
Surgeons
Treatment Outcome
United States