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KMID : 1813120170020010015
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Journal of Sleep and Dental Medicine
2017 Volume.2 No. 1 p.15 ~ p.18
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Chung Woo-Jin
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Abstract
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Sleep apnea of children occurs mainly due to upper airway obstruction. So, the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome(OSAS) in children is approached by way of methods for the relief of upper airway obstruction. Dental treatment of maxillofacial muscle and skeleton for this purpose is one of the important treatment of OSAS in children. But, the symptoms of OSAS in children are expressed by respiratory symptoms, so dentist to treat OSAS in children should perform medical assessment for the respiration of patients. Dentist’s passive attitude for medical assessment limits the role of dentist to the case of OSAS accompanied by severe skeletal change. In the treatment of OSAS in children, active intervention of dentist is needed before severe progress. For this, dentist should perform medical, especially, allergic, respiratory and dental assessment simultaneously. Patient’s and family history of allergic and respiratory disease is useful information. Auscultation and intraoral examination are important tools to assess the patient’s respiratory state generally. Radiographic findings of maxillofacial area and laboratory finding such as allergy test are useful tools to decide dental intervention. From these, dentist should assess the aggravation factors of OSAS in children, such as sinusitis and allergic rhinitis, and perform active intervention.
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KEYWORD
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OSAS, Dental Intervention, Respiratory Assessment
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